Despite legumes’ nutritious value, consistency in cultivation and consumption is still a challenge in some of the varieties in SSA. Nutrition awareness on what legumes offer in human health is an area to intervene and create a clear understanding on health benefits of legumes while developing various recipes to increase utilization. On the other hand,
PEU
Protein-Energy Undernutrition- an alarming deficiency with a need for remedy.
Protein-energy undernutrition (PEU) is one of the challenging undernutrition conditions affecting people of all ages and gender, however under 5 and the elderly are highly prone to PEU due to their nutrition needs, food accessibility and utilization, difficulties in eating, health conditions, and food consumption pattern. PEU previously called protein-energy/protein-calorie malnutrition occurs due to inadequate