Past Projects in Afghanistan
Provided VitaMeals to Boys Orphanage
Formulated by Pharmanex® scientists and world-renowned experts in child malnutrition; VitaMeal Rice and Lentil Entrée is nutritious, versatile, adaptable and delicious. VitaMeal was developed in consultation with Dr. Ken Brown, (a member of the Nourish the Children Advisory Board), a medical doctor and a professor with the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Davis Campus. He is also the Director of the UC Davis Programme in International Nutrition.

VitaMeal™ offers an ideal food solution for malnourished children. This nutrient-dense food provides a proprietary blend of 25 essential vitamins and minerals, which are microencapsulated to minimise breakdown during product storage and cooking - making VitaMeal™ a perfect product for the Nourish the Children™ Initiative.
VitaMealTM benefits:

  • Contains 290 calories per child meal &
    590 calories in a youth or adult meal.

  • Contains a balance of carbohydrates,
    protein, fat and fiber.

  • Provides essential fatty acids required for
    normal brain development, skin health and
    immune defense.

  • Provides electrolytes, especially potassium,
    which are needed to maintain normal fluid
    balance and muscle function, especially in
    malnourished children.

  • Includes 25 essential vitamins and minerals.

  • Provides vitamin A, which is essential for normal sight and immune functions.

  • Provides generous amounts of bone nutrients (Ca, Mg, P, Vits. D & K) for normal growth and skeletal development.

  • Kosher and Halal Certified.

  • Nutrients are microencapsulated to optimise potency.

  • Ingredients can easily be added for every taste and culture (vegetarian, non-dairy, etc.).

  • Superior packaging contributes to longer shelf life.

  • VitaMeal is unique, because it helps break the vicious cycle of malnutrition: Malnutrition => Vitamin and mineral deficiencies => Infections and Diarrhea => Malnutrition => and so forth.

  • Each bag (5 lbs. 3 oz.) contains 30 child meals of nutritious, enough food to provide one child with a hot, nutritious meal a day for a month. Each child meal contains 290 calories, 11 grammes of protein, 4.5 grammes of fat and 25 vitamins and minerals for just $29.95 or you can order 2 bags for $39.90.
  • There are over 2 million orphans in Afghanistan
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  • Afghanistan has more land mines than any other country in the world - resulting in the death of up to 20 children each month
  • 100% of your donations go to aiding children in Afghanistan
  • CLICK HERE to read recent articles in the press about AAOH.org
  • CLICK HERE to read Diana Haskin's Journal Entries from her April 2007 and March 2008 Mission Trips to Kabul and the House of Flowers Orphanage