Do you know anything about the Moringa tree? I'd never heard about it before, but apparently its leaves are super nutritious. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, that's why Professor George Crosby wants to introduce Moringa leaves into the diets of those in the poorest, most malnourished places on earth.
The trouble is, the leaves taste awful. No one wants to eat them, at least not whole and raw. Professor Crosby's been experimenting, and he found that making a powder from the leaves and adding that to rice or something is the most palatable way to eat the leaves.
The Moringa is also incredibly rugged. It's native to India, Africa, and the Red Sea region and it grows in most tropical regions, but it's drought resistant: in dry times the tree just sheds all its leaves and hibernates until there's water again. It's also apparently impossible to kill. These attributes could make it a big part of ending malnutrition. Professor Crosby, and others, just have to get out there and teach people how to use the Moringa leaves properly.
After the jump, check out all the nutrients that are in Moringa leaves.
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