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. 2019 Jan 2;11(1):72. doi: 10.3390/nu11010072

Table 6.

Food-based recommendations for pregnant and lactating women, by model series and intervention product 1.

Pregnant Women No. MN Adequate 2 Lactating Women No. MN Adequate
Reported diet 3 --- ---
Reported diet + IFA (standard of care) --- ---
Added meal diet
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of milk

  • 21 servings of cooked beans/lentils/peas

  • 14 servings of millet

  • 21 servings of vitamin A fortified vegetable oil

8
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of milk

  • 21 servings of cooked beans/lentils/peas

  • 14 servings of millet

7
Added meal diet + IFA
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of milk

  • 14 servings of cooked beans/lentils/peas

  • 14 servings of millet

  • 21 servings of vitamin A fortified vegetable oil

8 ---
Added meal diet + UNIMMAP
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of milk

  • 14 servings of cooked beans/lentils/peas

  • 14 servings of millet

11
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of milk

  • 21 servings of cooked beans/lentils/peas

  • 14 servings of millet

11
Added meal diet + Supercereal (CSB+)
  • 14 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of cooked beans/lentils/peas

11
  • 14 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of cooked beans/lentils/peas

11
Added meal + SQ-LNS (P&L)
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 7 servings of milk

11
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 7 servings of milk

11
Added meal diet + Plumpy’Mum
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of milk

11
  • 21 servings of DGLV

  • 14 servings of milk

11

1 CSB+, corn soy blend plus; DGLV, dark green leafy vegetables; IFA, iron and folic acid supplement; MN, micronutrients; SQ-LNS, small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement; P&L, pregnancy and lactation; ---, not available. 2 Maximum number of micronutrients with the potential to be adequate, n = 11. 3 Reported diet: model energy constraint equal to the reported mean energy intake for each target group; Added meal diet: model energy constraint increased above the reported diet to approximate the provision of an “added meal” (~600 kcal) per day among pregnant women or to match estimated energy requirements in lactating women, in addition to the best set of food-based recommendations.