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“Cake? There’s no cake here,” laughs cook Neide Oliveira as she chops onions for the 650 students of Burle Marx public school in the Curicica neighborhood on Rio’s west side.Instead, students are discovering classic Brazilian fruits and vegetables that are often overlooked these days, like yams, okra and persimmons — which many kids initially mistook for tomatoes.“I like everything they make here, and it’s good for my health.
“Science has shown these products are very detrimental to our health and are responsible for 70 per cent of chronic diseases worldwide,” pediatrician Daniel Becker told AFP. She mentions the example of a father who complained to the school because his son started asking for natural juices at home, which are more expensive than their sugary, additive-heavy counterparts.“They’re not just healthful, they’re tasty,” she says.Perreira is one of 160 women involved in a project called Organic Favela, launched 13 years ago to transform eating habits in the poor Babilonia neighbourhood.
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