Baby Foods Based on Cereals

Jeelani, Peerzada Gh; Ghai, A.K.; Saikia, Natasha; Kathed, Mridul; Mitra, Arundhati; Krishnan, Akshaya; Sharma, Aman; Chidambaram, Ramalingam

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-35997-3_4

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“…This brings a loss of 76 billion in treating major prevention diseases which are attributed to this poor feeding. These are to, name a few, lower respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal illnesses (Jeelani et al, 2020). These diseases alter growth in infants and bring, nutrition illnesses and this affects this health status at large.…”

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Influence of Maternal Knowledge and Skills on Mixed Feeding Practices among Infants below 6 Months in Wajir County

2023

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Wajir County is estimation to have 749 deaths of infants below 6 months every year. In 2014, information from KDHS revealed that only 32% of infants below six months are wholly breastfed, their mothers introduce other foods, that is, weans their children instead of exclusive breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to determine the how the mother/caregiver's knowledge and skills influenced mixed feeding practices among infants below 6 months. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study design in data collection through a quantitative approach, and the study target population comprised all the 802 mothers with infants below six months from which a sample size of 260 respondents was drawn. The data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. It was found that overall, the caregivers' knowledge of all the mixed feeding indicators for a child with normal nutrition status was low. The knowledge was particularly low on continued breastfeeding, minimum meal frequency, minimum dietary diversity, and on how to feed a child during illness. Knowledge score at the time of introduction to mixed feeding and on giving vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables was however high. It was recommended that the county Department of Health of Wajir, through the nutrition unit, needs to scale up Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) on mixed feeding targeting caregivers of children below 6 months of age with appropriate MIYCN information. The primary focus should be on continued breastfeeding, minimum meal frequency, and minimum dietary diversity.

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Influence of Maternal Knowledge and Skills on Mixed Feeding Practices among Infants below 6 Months in Wajir County

2023

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“…In many developing countries, including SSA, poor complementary infant and young children (IYC) feeding practices and nutritional deficiency are key contributors to malnutrition, growth failure, and high morbidity and mortality ( Mutisya et al., 2021 ). Malnutrition of varying degrees is associated with feeding infants unhealthy and low-quality Complementary Foods (CFs) ( Abiose et al., 2015 ; Jeelani et al., 2020 ). Malnutrition due to poor complementary feeding practices is a serious concern in many low-income countries when CFs are composed of starch-based grains ( Oladiran and Emmambux, 2020 ) that provide insufficient protein and micronutrients but adequate energy ( Dewey, 2003 ), which reflect on hinders an individual's health ( Tian et al., 2016 ).…”

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Growth performance, biochemical and haematological parameters of BALB/c mice fed on staple grains and bee larvae (Apis Mellifera) blended complementary foods

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Kinyuru

Mokua

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Heliyon

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“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, interruptions in important nutrition measures and unfavourable impacts on food patterns hampered efforts to eradicate malnutrition in all of its manifestations (FAO et al, 2021). Poor weaning is one of the most common causes of child malnutrition, which raises the risk of baby morbidity and mortality (Jeelani et al, 2020).…”

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Nutritional and sensory qualities of extruded Ready-To-Eat baby foods from orange-fleshed sweet potato enriched with amaranth seeds, and soybean flour

Nkesiga¹,

Anyango²,

Ngoda³

2022

Res. J. Food Sci. Nutr.

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Adequate nutrition is critical during infancy and childhood because life phases are marked by significant physical, mental, and changes in behaviour, such as fast growth, weight gain, the development of cognitive and psychomotor abilities, and a change in dietary preferences. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of extrusion cooking and blend proportions on the nutritional qualities of extruded ready-to-eat baby foods. Different blends of orange-fleshed sweet potato, amaranth seeds, and soybean flour were used to formulate foods and analyzed for proximate, minerals, vitamin A content, anti-nutrient content, physical properties, and sensory qualities. Extrusion cooking was conducted at a temperature of 90oC, screw speed of 400 rpm, and feed moisture content of 35%. The results reveal that extruded ready-to-eat baby foods had a high protein content of 15.72%, total minerals (5.39%), carbohydrate content (80.58%), crude fibre content (5.04%), fat content (6.05%), energy value (380.84 kcal/100g), energy-to-protein ratio (128.67 kcal/g of protein) and vitamin A content (1044.70 REA µg/100g). The micronutrients of extruded baby foods resulted in high iron content of 3.10 mg/100g, zinc content (0.64 mg/100g), manganese content (0.90 mg/100g), copper content (0.97 mg/100g), magnesium content (81.70 mg/100g), calcium content (61.22 mg/100g), potassium content (68.18 mg/100g) and sodium content (41.44 mg/100g). The produced ready-to-eat baby foods showed a reduction in anti-nutrients as well as acceptable levels of phytate content which ranged from 0.47-1.79 mg/100g, oxalate content (0.16 – 0.50 mg/100g) and saponin content (0.20 – 0.48 mg/100g). All produced foods were highly accepted through sensory evaluation. These important findings confirm that extrusion cooking is useful in the production of nutrient-dense baby foods. In addition, the most significant observation of this study is that the produced foods could be used for under-five years children who suffer from protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. These findings will also contribute to food and nutrition security.

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Baby Foods Based on Cereals

Cited by 8 publications

References 81 publications

Influence of Maternal Knowledge and Skills on Mixed Feeding Practices among Infants below 6 Months in Wajir County

Influence of Maternal Knowledge and Skills on Mixed Feeding Practices among Infants below 6 Months in Wajir County

Growth performance, biochemical and haematological parameters of BALB/c mice fed on staple grains and bee larvae (Apis Mellifera) blended complementary foods

Nutritional and sensory qualities of extruded Ready-To-Eat baby foods from orange-fleshed sweet potato enriched with amaranth seeds, and soybean flour

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