A nutritionist at the Trust Hospital, Mr Wise Chukwudi Letsa, has said that effective meal planning could reduce cost to help cope with the current economic crisis.
In an interview with The Mirror in Accra to commemorate this year’s World Food Day, he explained that when food was prepared in bulk, unit cost is lowered.
“It also reduces the stress of cooking every day, especially with people who do not get home early after their daily hustle to survive,” he indicated.
Touching on the excessive intake of energy drinks and sugar sweetened drinks, Mr Letsa explained that that could lead to the risk of obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol, since it is loaded with high calories that consumers hardly burn.
He encouraged the public to eat breakfast before 8 a.m. since it is the best time of the day to have a first meal.
Dr Letsa explained that the concept of eating healthy involved getting the right kind of food. One that delivers all the six food nutrients to the consumer. “It also includes eating at the right time and eating food in the right portions.”
WFP report
According to the World Food Programme (WFP), 10 per cent of the over 828 million people around the world went to bed hungry every night.
The global food crisis is currently affecting the world at large and pushing many to the verge of starvation.
The WFP further indicated that adults around the globe suffered due to the lack of healthy food, while the case of children gets severe every day as they are young and need good nutrition to survive.