Table 6.

Baseline and best sets of food‐based recommendations with the lowest market price by county and age group

Baseline and Food‐based recommendations*	Cost (KSh†/week)	Nutrients < 70% RNI in Module III (minimised diets)
Kitui
6–8 months
No recommendations	4.6	Calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B9, B12, C
Milk (21) + GLV‡ (7) + Millet (7) + Cereal, fortified cereal flour (7)	18.2	Iron (19%)§, zinc (26%)
9–11 months
No recommendations	4.9	Calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B9, B12, C
Milk (21) + GLV (7) + Millet (7) + Cereal, fortified cereal flour (7)	19.1	Iron (21%), zinc (30%)
12–23 months
No recommendations	6.9	Calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B9, B12, C
Milk (21) + GLV (7) + Legumes (14) + Fish, small fish (3) + Millet (7) + Cereal, fortified cereal flour (7)	24.2	Calcium (65%), iron (55%), zinc (43%), vitamin B3 (61%)
Vihiga
6–8 months
No recommendations	4.1	Calcium, Iron, zinc, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B9
Milk (14) + Legumes (7) + GLV (7) + Fish, small fish (5) + Cereal, fortified cereal flour (3)	14.4	Iron (13%), zinc (31%)
9–11 months
No recommendations	5.9	Calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins B2, B3, B6, B9, C
Milk (14) + Legumes (7) + GLV (7) + Fish, small fish (5) + Cereal, fortified cereal flour (3)	16.1	Iron (14%), zinc (31%)
12–23 months
No recommendations	9.3	Calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B9, B12, C
Milk (21) + Legumes (7) + GLV (14) + Cereal, fortified cereal flour (4)	26.9	Iron (38%), zinc (36%), vitamins B3 (51%), B9 (66%)
Milk (21) + Legumes (7) + GLV (14) + Fish, small fish (5) + Cereal, fortified cereal flour (4)	28.9	Iron (41%), zinc (43%), vitamins B3 (60%), B9 (67%)

^* The number in the parenthesis shows the recommended number of servings per week. For example, Milk (21) is 21 servings of milk per week.

^† KSh—Kenyan Shillings; exchange rate was approximately 1Ksh = 0.012 US$ in August 2012.

^‡ GLV—green leafy vegetables.

^§ Nutrient (% RNI).