Joseph House International Food Relief meals have been formulated by food scientists to provide a rich source of easy digestible protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins needed by a malnourished children's body and mind. The food also accomodates to the broad diversity of ethnic tastes. Joseph House International Food Relief meals offer all nine of the essential amino acids required for complete nutrition. Something that can't be said about other typical food relief sources such as rice or beans alone. The beauty of the food formulation is its simplicity. It is made from four readily available, dry ingredients that are easy to package, keep for long periods, and require only boiling with water to prepare. Despite the simplicity of the food's content, it is a nutritionally complex and well balance meal.
Composition of Joseph House International Food Relief
- High Quality White Rice, Long-Grain Rice
- Widely recognized as a food staple in most countries of the world
- Fills the stomach
- Has a Long Shelf Life
Vitamin Fortified, crushed soy
- Very High protein content (52%)
- 1 lb of soy is equivalent to 3 lbs of red meat
- Fortification provides nine additional, essential vitamins
Dehydrated blend of six vegetables
- Adds nutritional value, flavor and color
Chicken flavored vegetarian vitamin and mineral powder
- Includes 21 essential vitamins and minerals
- Adds flavor, vegetarian chicken flavor
The vitamin formula is a proprietary formula and is the "secret sauce" that goes into our food. It includes 21 vitamins and minerals, and each bag of our food contains six services of the dehydrated food which when boiled will feed six children. According to the food scientists developing the food, it supplies the optimum amount of nutrition for malnourished a child. It provides not just a meal, but better health to starving children. Additionally, our bags are specifically made from moisture-proof and odor-proof material to prevent spoilage and insect or rodent problems. The food bags are also two-ply for double strength. Joseph House International Food Relief life-saving meals have a shelf life of at least three years.
