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Miracle Trees
Moringa trees are sometimes called “miracle trees”.
Find out why!
Moses,10, waters a small moringa tree
that his family is growing in Malawi.
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oringa trees grow easily in hot
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parts of the world. The trees like
dry, sandy soil and can even survive
in droughts. They shed their leaves
until it rains again. It’s an ideal tree
to grow near deserts.
Zoueratou helps her mum take the
leaves off the stems she has picked.
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efore using the moringa leaves,
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you need to strip them off the
stems. You can use the leaves
fresh or dried. Crushed leaves
make a powder that needs to
be stored in an airtight container.
Zoueratou picks leaves from her
family’s moringa trees. The family lives
in Niger where there’s not much rain.
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oringa trees grow to about
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10 metres tall, and have drooping
branches. The trees grow fast and
can reach three metres in the
first year. You only have to wait a
few months before you can start
using the leaves.
The moringa leaves in this pot
will be boiled on the fire.
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Freshly picked or cooked
leaves can be used to make a
sauce. Powdered leaves can be
sprinkled into food. Cooked
leaves taste good when mixed
with flour and peanuts to
make fritters.
Moringa leaves may be small,
but they have amazing power.
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he leaves, seeds, roots and bark
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are all useful for different things.
The leaves can be eaten and are
really good for you. They contain
vitamins and nutrients that your
body needs to be healthy.
Children dip balls of rice into a
bowl of moringa leaf sauce.
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s well as being really nutritious,
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the leaves have a sweet taste.
You can use them in all kinds
of dishes. Children really like
the flavour with their food!
But there are other reasons why they’re called miracle trees.
Leaves with power
Moringa leaves are good for children who don’t have
enough of the right food they need to grow.
Moringa leaves contain...
times the
calcium of
cow’s milk
so much power!
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Who knew this
moringa tree had
times the
vitamin C of
oranges
times the
potassium of
bananas
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times the
protein of
cow’s milk
times the
vitamin A of
carrots
Powder made from dried moringa leaves is even better! Drying the leaves removes the water
and this doubles or triples most of these important nutrients.
One tablespoon
of moringa leaf
powder per
serving of food
= LL the protein and
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nutrients missing when
you eat food only made
from grains.
Eating well
think spot #16
Sometimes we forget how important it is to eat food that is good
for us. When we eat unhealthy food, or not enough good food,
it affects how our bodies work.
Kadiatou’s
story
Kadiatou’s mum was sad when she found
out that her daughter wasn’t getting
enough food. Kadiatou was always sick
and cried a lot. World Vision gave them
some moringa trees and showed the family
how to look after them. Kadiatou’s mum
also learned how to made nutritious food
with the moringa leaves. Now Kadiatou is
healthy again.
CHAllenge
• Write down, draw or cut out pictures of
all the healthy foods you like to eat. See if
you can get up to 20!
• Put circles around the five healthy foods
you like the most.
• Think about Kadiatou’s story and ask five
people Why do we need to eat
healthy food? Now write your own
answer in this speech bubble.
“I could see the
difference in
Kadiatou after
two weeks.”
Kadiatou’s mother
“I have seen the
difference that the
moringa tree has made.
Our children are
well-nourished, and they
are learning better and
have more energy.”
Kadiatou’s father
Why do we need to eat healthy food?
I think we need to eat healthy food because...
Dear WorldBuddy#16
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Tell your Worldbuddy about
your favourite kind of healthy
food from Eating Well.
Remember that they might
not have seen or eaten this
kind of food.
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Draw a picture showing how
you keep healthy.
Add labels to tell them
what you have drawn.
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Ask about their favourite
food. It might be something
that they only eat on
special occasions.
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