NYT Magazine has a story about PlumpyNut, a high-calorie, peanut butter-like paste distributed after disasters, in this case, post-quake Haiti.
I think its completely unsustainable. Its a 500-calorie peanut butter supplement in a foil pack. Studies have shown that if you give kids this treat they do much better than kids who dont get it. Of course they would, its 500 calories. I think its a really bad idea. Somebody has to pay for them ... You gets kids thinking theyre supposed to eat food that comes in packages. Its sweet, also not a good idea. ...
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