Kids Against Hunger

I had the privilege this weekend of serving the hungry of Haiti by helping prepare meals for them. Our church sponsored a drive for Kids Against Hunger where about 200 people over 4 hours packaged over 70,000 meals to be shipped to Haiti. It was a great experience that taught me just a little as to what it is like to be hungry. The meal was a rice based concoction of vegetables, soy, minerals and vitamins. They developed these ingredients to make an affordable way to get food to those that need it the most. You can find out more about it here. I am not a dietitian, but it looks like a great meal for the hungry in the world. I did get a chance to taste it, and while I wouldn't want to live on it, it was not bad. The rice was a little bland and pasty, but it is packed with nutrients.

The assembly line process they have down to a science. A group of about 10 people can put out hundreds of meals per hour. I do not know our exact count but it was probably around 200-250 in an hour and a half. We had 4 people dumping ingredients into the bag, 2 people weighing the bags, and 2 people sealing and packing away the bags.

I would encourage you to look at Kids Against Hunger's Website http://www.kidsagainsthunger.org/index.shtml and look for volunteer opportunities or even just donating resources. It is an amazing opportunity.