Session VIII’

Nutrition of the Mother and Child.

Baby

In a case where the mother is not surposed to breastfeed, seek advise from the health centre.

Breastfeeding

The first yellowish milk is important.• Digestion, health and intelligence. Advantages of breastfeeding. What are the advantages of breast milk?

(brainstorming). Weaning Discuss on common foodstuffs in the locality. 6 months :light pap with soyabeans or groundnuts

without suggar ( 2 cube at most). 7-8 months soft meals.

Breastfeeding (continues)

Maize+soyabeans (3 tablespoons of raw pap + 1 tablespoon of soyabeans).

Maize+dry fish(3 spoons of pap + I tea spoon of smoked ground fish).

Maize+ milk/( three spoons of pap + one spoon of unsweetened milk).

Maize +Egg, Maize + Groundnuts, maize + palm oil. Maize,soyabean, groundnuts and smoked fish. 4 cubs of maize, 2 cups of sojabeans, half cup of

groundnut and smooked fish.

Mother

Proteins Soyabeans, beans, fish,groundnuts meat,

egg, snails, mushroom,magot, crikets termites.

Glucose

Cocoyam, potatoes, yam, plantains.

Fat and Oil

Pear, palmoil, plums, pock, groundnuts.

Vegitable and fruits

Conclusion

The quality of meal is better than the quantity.