Last Christmas, my nephew asked for a video game. I'm not going to tell you the name of the video game but let's just say it's a game where you boost cars and run around robbing and shooting everybody... waaaaaay too graphic for a 6 year old.

 

"No!"

 

After I broke his chubby little heart, I got to thinking; that game was about $60.

 

On average, it costs $10.36 to feed 50-60 malnourished children in the Philippines. Isn't that crazy?! Imagine a classroom. A classroom roughly fits 30 kids. For the price of that one little video game, you could feed ALL those kids dinner for almost a week!

 

Our goal is to be able to feed 50-60 malnourished kids 2 times a day, 5 days a week for 6 months. Every month we will weigh the kids to monitor them while they make their way up to a normal, healthy body weight. At the end of the 6 month program, the kids then move to another charity group for further feeding and we bring in another batch of 50-60 kids for the 6 month feeding program.

 

 

The Menu:

 

(USD – Philippine Peso Exchange rate as of July 24, 2015: $1.OO = P45.50)
 
Recipes for feeding 50-60 malnourished children
 
Recipe 1: Lugao (Rice Porridge) w/ Ground Beef
Ingredients:
Ground Beef - 1.25 Kg – P250
Carrots – 1 Kg – P94
Pechay – 1 Kg – P55
Spices – P10
Rice – 1.75 Kg – P90.13
Total – P499.13 = $10.97
 
Recipe 2: Lugao (Rice Porridge) w/ Ground Pork
Ingredients:
Ground Pork - 1.5 Kg – P300
Carrot - .5 Kg – P47
Baguio Beans - .5 Kg – P36
Gabi (Yam) – 2 Pcs – P53
Spices – P10
Rice – 1.75 Kg – P90.13
Total – P536.13 = $11.78
 
Recipe 3: Lugao (Rice Porridge) w/ Tokwa (Tofu), Pork Menudo
Ingredients:
Tokwa – 5 Pcs – P15
Pork Menudo – 1 Kg – P175
Gabi (Yam) – 2 Pcs – P53
Carrot - .5 Kg – P47
Green Peas – 2 Cans – P46
Spices – P10
Rice – 1.75 Kg – P90.13
Total – P436.13 = $9.59
 
Recipe 4: Lugao (Rice Porridge) w/ Chicken
Ingredients:
Chicken – 1.5 Kg – P210
Carrot - .5 Kg – P47
Cabbage - .5 Kg – P21.50
Baguio Beans (Sweet Peas) - .5 Kg – P36
Spices – P10
Rice – 1.75 Kg – P90.13
Total – P414.63 = $9.11