In an eight-session workshop run by Mesila in Elad, 16 women learned how to provide healthy, balanced meals for their family on a tight budget. Mesila’s Smart Budgeting for Good Nutrition program addresses the developmental issues – and even malnutrition – that can result when families try to cut back on spending by purchasing cheaper food products, which often lack nutritional value. Carried out in partnership with the Joint Distribution Committee and the Elad welfare department, the course combined instruction on effective budgeting with sessions about nutrition and food preparation featuring how-to videos and recipes.
