Healthy vs unhealthy foods. In a world where junk food has insidiously taken over our plates, the Fair Future Foundation is raising awareness about healthy eating.
Through its latest poster, the fourth in an innovative series in terms of access to a healthier life and public health, Fair Future is developing a nutritional education campaign of capital importance, not only for communities in rural areas of Indonesia but also for the entire country.
This initiative, resulting from many years of experience and observations in the field, aims to dismantle the illusion that filling up is enough without regard for the quality of what is consumed.
No, filling your stomach is not enough. We all need to eat in such a way as to have an overall healthy life, as we explain in the “Fill your plate with healthy things” campaign.
The difference between nourishing foods and those that harm our health is extremely important. The industrialization of our food has led to an increase in products that are high in salt, fats, glutamates, and sugars and packed with additives and preservatives. These foods, if consumed over the long term, can be harmful and are linked to chronic diseases. This has led to a significant impact, with eleven (11) million deaths annually attributed to an unhealthy diet, surpassing the impact of smoking.
Size of this PDF file: 16.4MB – This educational support was produced in March 2024 by Kawan Wahyu Aji Sadewa from Fair Future with the participation of Ayu, Annisa, Alex
Navigating Healthy vs Unhealthy Foods
Fair Future’s meticulously crafted poster confronts consumers with the reality of food choices, highlighting associated risks such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, various cancers, and other serious illnesses. It is based on a list of unsavoury foods, validated by our lives, our surroundings, the habits of those around us, the field experience of Fair Future, and renowned institutions such as the WHO and the FAO. This educational approach aims to equip each individual, parents, and children of all classes and social levels, from a very young age, with the knowledge necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
This poster does not just list what to avoid; it concretely illustrates, through original drawings created by the talented Kawan Wahyu of Fair Future, the pitfalls of “junk food”, from sugary sodas to instant noodles, including fried products, energizing drinks and processed meats. These striking images – from which we have removed the marks but are easily identifiable – aim to leave an impression, encouraging deep reflection on our eating habits.
By contrast, this poster also shows what is healthy and good for our health and preserves our lives and those of all those we love. Many of these examples are often available in nature, such as the gardens of ultra-rural communities that Fair Future and Kawan Baik help with as part of socio-medical programs.
The spread of junk food, accelerated by the growth of the food industry, has transformed our supermarkets and, as in Indonesia, mini-markets into temples of unhealthy food. The direct consequence is an increased risk of premature death, surpassing other risky behaviours such as smoking or alcoholism.
Fair Future, through this project, as natural and obvious as it is daring, encourages us to rethink our relationship with food and to prioritize the content of our plate rather than its quantity. This campaign’s objective goes beyond Indonesia’s borders, aiming to raise global awareness. By highlighting healthy eating challenges, Fair Future initiates a movement towards a future where eating well rhymes with health and well-being for all.
As some influent members of our teams already do for whom healthy eating is essential with initiatives to produce and sell vegetables and other wholesome, fresh products or to modify eating habits, this awareness-raising approach, deeply rooted in action and reality, illustrates Fair Future’s ongoing commitment to public health, the preservation of life and the psycho–physical well-being of everyone.
With this poster, the foundation wants to remind people of what the world tends to forget about healthy eating and drinking. We invite everyone to participate in this change, for themselves and future generations, by setting an example by eating and drinking healthy drinks. Alex
The distribution of training materials, including posters such as “The Four Pillars of a Healthy Life“, “Fill your plate with healthy Food“, “Let’s wash our hands“, and this poster here “Navigating Healthy vs Unhealthy Foods” by Fair Future, Kawan Baik Indonesia, and Rotary International, extends beyond health centres and classrooms in Eastern Indonesia. These educational tools provide practical knowledge for healthier lives, particularly for children.
These initiatives represent a deep commitment to measurable change, aiming to transform theory into practice. By addressing the root causes of health problems, including infectious diseases, Fair Future aims to significantly reduce disease incidence and improve community well-being in Eastern Indonesia.
Alex Wettstein – Fair Future Foundation medico-social camp in East Sumba – Rumah Kambera, Lambanapu – The 4th of April 2024
