16 October 2021
World Food Day
Come on a food adventure with Sofonie Dala
Every year on October 16th is World Food Day! Part of the global 'World Food Day', organized by the UN World Food Organization, but Youth World Food Day is especially for and by young people. This day is THE day for taking on the global food challenges.
The next generation leader Sofonie Dala has been hosting online and live youth-led events to share global perspectives on food security and tackle challenges together with opinion leaders.
ONLINE FESTIVAL
SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE - TRANSFORMING FOOD SYSTEM- ANGOLA
Our everyday motto is: "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food"
Hello world!
My name is Sofonie Dala, I'm from Angola. Today we are celebrating the Youth World Food Day an event that informs young people about sustainable innovations within the food industry. Our campaigns also work to identify and mobilize Youth globally on Environmental Issues, Ideas, and Solutions to Food Systems.On this very special day, we are going to show you how to use soy products. I have two types of soy flour, this one more brownish, is used to make tea and this yellowish one is used to make the soy porridge. In addition to milk, soy tea is very rich in protein and also very good for our health, drinking it every morning helps fight malnutrition, especially in children, as we can see in the following scenario.
Using soy flour to make delicious delicacies (tea and porridge)
Our little Flo is enjoying a delicious tea and soy porridge!
Malnutrition is one of the main causes of child death in Angola. Furthermore, children, with weaker bodies and health, are more vulnerable and suffer seriously from hunger.
Therefore, it is highly recommended to use soybean flour, tea and soybean milk as protein quality diet to improve nutritional status of malnourished children.
Preparing typical dish from Angola
Garri (Funje in Angola) refers to the creamy granular flour obtained by processing the starchy tuberous roots of freshly harvested cassava. made in Africa, this meal is a very high energy food, contains proteins, fat, carbohydrates, iron, Vitamin B and C and also starch.
Reason why, our guest Suzana eats it every day.
Good afternoon lady!
Good afternoon thanks.
what are you doing?
I'm sifting the flour.
Where did this flour come from?
This is manioc flour, it comes out from the soaked manioc.
What is it for?
To make mielie pap.
Is it a typical food?
Yes, it is a healthy food, although corn meal has more vitamins, but cassava meal is very good.
Do you always eat this?
Yes every day.
Do you have a regulated diet, what do you normally eat?
I eat almost everything. Meat, fish and others.
What do you drink?
Juice, water, soda, not alcohol.
Do you not consume alcohol?
I don't drink alcohol because it's bad.
Do you leave food on your plate when you eat?
No, I serve food to my measure, so I don't leave food on the plate.
Did you know that leaving food on your plate is harmful to the environment?
Yes, it is sin, it's bad. Because there are a lot of people looking for food, so we can't waste the food.
Do you have small children?
Yes, I have.
How you prepare their food. what do they eat?
In the mornings they drink tea, basically they eat rice, spaghetti, bread and so on. Well we don't have many preferences, we eat everything that comes along.
What is your name?
My name is Suzana.
Thank you so much!
Nutritional benefits of cassava!
For many years, cassava product like garri and fufu has served as a healthy choice of food for many people, especially Africans. However, many people do not know about any health benefits they can derive from consuming this very popular source of food. In this article, you’ll be learning about health benefits and nutritional component of cassava and the many products that come from it.
FIBER:
By far, cassava has one of the highest amounts of fiber compared to other sources of food you can find. This means that eating cassava can help your digestion, burn fat and give you more energy. High fiber foods are also known to make you get full very quickly and help reduce the risk of obesity. The fiber in cassava can also help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, as well as helps you control your blood sugar.
LOW FAT
Foods that contain a high amount of fats can put you at risk of many health issues including heart problems, strokes and hypertension. One way to fight this is to eat foods like cassava, which has very low fat. In addition to that, cassava also has a higher amount of protein when compared to other tropical foods like potatoes and yam. Also, cassava is free of gluten, which makes it an excellent choice for food preparation meant for people with celiac disease.
VITAMIN A
Recently, the Nigerian government released a type of cassava known as ‘yellow cassava’ that contains vitamin A. this means that consuming cassava product made from yellow cassava has very high health benefits including good eye sight. This type of cassava will be very useful for the rural communities that have very limited access to food supplements or artificial nutritional drugs.
MANY OTHER VITAMINS AND MINERALS
Apart from vitamin A, cassava also contains moderate amount of vitamin B, thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folates and pyridoxine. In addition to that, it also contains minerals like manganese, iron, and zinc.
COPPER AND MAGNESIUM
Cassava has a very high amount of copper and magnesium minerals. Consuming food high in magnesium helps to promote a healthy long life, by reducing your risk of contracting osteoporosis and at the same time lowering your blood pressure. While consuming a good amount of copper will help a functional and healthy nervous system.
Report of the campaign
As the effort to achieve equality life for all continues, we launched our campaign to instruct youth to live the sustainable lifestyle towards climate action, gender equality, nourished and healthy food, quality education and social justice for all.
The campaign was focused on transforming the food system with the main objective to guide and inspire young people to live a more sustainable lifestyle starting by exploring what we can and what we are already doing to live more sustainability until the reduction of unsustainable actions that harm our health and the environment.
We recorded several case studies, worked with ordinary citizens of various ages including children and elderly people, and also had the special participation of therapist and Doctor of traditional medicine Mr. Xavier.
We found that people in Angola eat foods based on edible and medicinal plants such as cassava leaves, moringa, shaya, scoparia dulcis, cabbage, tubercles and cereals, potato branches and many other vegetables planted in their own family gardens. According to therapist Xavier, these plants help fight diseases such as: diabetics, hepatitis, typhoid fever, headaches, stomach pain, bowel problem, lack of appetite, lack of vitamins in the organism and several other illnesses.
It is interesting that one of the popular dishes of Angolans is Funje (Garri)- a traditional Angolan recipe for a classic porridge made by stirring fufu (known as cassava flour) into water. It is a staple accompaniment in Angola to many dishes, including the calulu stew dishes and various others. It is a smooth and creamy mashed potato like substance that is perfect for evening out the intense flavor and wonderful spicy kicks of many Angolan dishes.
Garri also refers to the creamy granular flour obtained by processing the starchy tuberous roots of freshly harvested cassava. made in Africa, this meal is a very high energy food, contains proteins, fat, carbohydrates, iron, Vitamin B and C and also starch.
We also explored the importance of soy products role in the treatment of malnutrition, especially in children.
The results of the campaign also show us that many people do not eat well, consume foods and beverages that not only harm their health but also harm the environment, they also lack knowledge about what it means to live a sustainable and they don't even imagine that many of their actions are unsustainable and cause damage to the environment, for example, throwing away the leftover. Food waste from homes is a greater cause of global warming, it generates 8 a 10% of greenhouse gas emissions. When food is thrown out, it eventually makes its way to landfills (which can themselves be a problem for the environment). Food that ends up in landfills produces a large amount of methane – a more powerful greenhouse gas than even CO2.
In the main cities, hungry people flock to beg and collect food scraps and cast iron for sale. Each one has their own life story, but they all share a common gift – the search for survival on the street, to avoid hunger and cheat the demanding stomach or get a job and give dignity to the family.
Based on these and other factors, we conclude that there is an urgent need to educate and use all means of communication to inform communities about the importance of living a sustainable lifestyle in order to ensure long life for everyone and our for planet.
Challenge
We challenge you!
As the world's population grows, it becomes more difficult to feed all the mouths. In a world where the climate is changing, raw materials are becoming scarce and the amount of agricultural land cannot be expanded much further, the available raw materials and food must be handled more carefully. With this year's edition, we challenge you to make the ideal vegetarian burger.
The world is full of food heroes – from farmers to drivers, shop assistants, food bank or government representatives – who despite various challenges, work hard to make sure that food makes its way from farms to our table. Let’s celebrate their great efforts this World Food Day. And remember, you can become a food hero too! World Food Day celebrates the whole world annually on October 16 in honor of the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.
Thanks largely to many of you here! We are not saying good bye, we will come back soon with new webisodes.
Tens of thousands of viewers tuned in to watch the Anatomy Of Action Challenge for Sustainable Lifestyle! Did you miss it? We got you! Check out these links here:
1- Celebration day - https://sofoniedala.blogspot.com/2021/10/choose-experience-final-day-of-anatomy.html
2- Key takeaways - https://sofoniedala.blogspot.com/2021/10/key-take-away-from-aoa-for-sustainable.html
3- interesting links - Zero Hunger Campaign in Angola
This campaign inspires and guides youth action for both individual and systems change that enables sustainable lifestyles.
