Stimulating the local economy through processing local ingredients into convenient and affordable food products that provide good nutrition is of prime importance. This innovation proposes to design highly nutritious foods based on locally-sourced ingredients to ensure nutrition, food safety, sustainability and empower the local economy. This could reduce current burdens of dependence on unhealthy imported snacks and promote fish based products or nutritious snacks such as bars made of local fruits/vegetables, plant-based protein, dairy and/ or local cereals. These snacks could also be...
Stimulating the local economy through processing local ingredients into convenient and affordable food products that provide good nutrition is of prime importance. This innovation proposes to design highly nutritious foods based on locally-sourced ingredients to ensure nutrition, food safety, sustainability and empower the local economy. This could reduce current burdens of dependence on unhealthy imported snacks and promote fish based products or nutritious snacks such as bars made of local fruits/vegetables, plant-based protein, dairy and/ or local cereals. These snacks could also be fortified in relevant nutrients through the addition of minerals, macronutrients and vitamins, in order to fill the specific dietary gaps of local communities, depending on the context. Alternative milks - nut or grain based - could also be developed to provide nutritious and tasty drink alternatives to sugary soda drinks, with the added benefit that these milks have lower environmental footprints than dairy alternatives.
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These foods could be the mainstay of the local diet and meet the needs of the local population. Producers and manufacturers are incentivized by government support. They are affordable and accessible, permitting the export of high-quality products while satisfying the demand of the local community.
