Poor Man's Gatorade Saves Bangladeshi Kids

BORUNGO KHOLA, Bangladesh (AP) -- A pinch of salt. A fistful of sugar. A half liter of water.

It's a recipe 8-year-old Meem Akter recites easily while squeezing and scooping her tiny fingers through the air with precision, pretending to measure just the right amount of each ingredient.

''You take the salt with three fingers,'' says the little girl in a pink- and blue-ruffled dress, smiling shyly. ''I learned it in school last year.''