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Nowadays, there is an increasing awareness regarding the relationship between food, nutrition, and health. It is obvious that this relation starts from the birth. In the early stage of life, breastfeeding is considered the preferred choice for infant feeding and human milk is the optimal food for an infant to keep its nutritional and health status. Because it contains a large group of bioactive compounds such as proteins, vitamins, nucleotides, oligosaccharides, immunoglobulins, and some of the bioavailable minerals beyond its content of the essential nutrients, human milk is classified as the first functional food in the infant life. The various bioactive components of human milk play a pivotal role in preventing the gastrointestinal and respiratory infections, anemia, and bone-related problems as well as it enhances the immune function and helps in the maturation of the digestive system. The exclusive breastfeeding pattern during the first 6 months of infant life and introducing complementary foods after this period have a potential role in protecting against certain diseases in the adult stage of life. This chapter is underlying the great potential of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. Moreover, it discusses the functionality of some components of human milk and its similarities and differences between human milk and infant formulas.

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This study investigated the impact of added white oat flour on structure, and acceptability of goat milk yogurt (GMY) as well as antioxidant activity during in vitro digestion. The four GMY formulations prepared were Y0, Y1, Y2, and Y3 that contain 0, 1, 2, 3 g of oat flour/100 g, respectively. There were significant changes in viable counts, pH, and syneresis values for all GMY during storage. All samples retain viable counts above therapeutic level (10 6 CFU/g) during storage. Antioxidant activity increased at 7 days and after in vitro digestion. Y2 and Y3 displayed the preferable texture and the highest acceptability by diminishing goaty flavor.

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