Food fortified with vitamin A,

iodine, iron and zinc

Timely introduction to complementary foods at 6 months

Introduce one food at a time to help detect potential allergy and intolerance

Nutrientrich food

Avoid under/over-feeding

Foods safe for the infant and stored in good hygienic conditions

Complementary Feeding: Preventing Nutritional Gaps

It is vital to provide infants with adequate nutrition and prevent nutrition gaps during this early period

Fortification of complementary foods can help fill the nutrition gaps in infants’ diets

Infants have an extraordinary rate of growth and development

Children under 5

VITAMIN A

31.1% to

35.4%

IRON

47.4%

ZINC

73.3%( India )

THE NUTRIENT GAP

Global deficiencies

in pre-school children

Infants require more nutrient-rich food

Fe

Zn

Vitamin A

develop healthy food habits and transition

to adult foods.

Nutrient rich food

prepared in a safe and hygienic manner

that is varied in flavour and texture helps infants

to avoid malnutrition,

Pregnant women

WORLD POPULATION

Iodine

Iron

Zinc

AFolateCobolamin

Thiamine

RiboflavinNiacin

B6

CD

Calcium Selenium

Fluoride

global have micronutrient deficiencies

2 billion people

Breastfeeding alone does not provide enough nutrition from 6 months

At this stage nutrient requirements are many times higher than in adults as

per Kg body weight

SUMMARY

MOST AT RISK

Vitamin A

I

FeZn 0.46mg/day

744µg/day

600µg/day

90µg/day