Food-Based Recommendations Guide for Household-Level Programming (November 2023)

It provides a comprehensive guide for field practitioners designing and implementing food and nutrition multi-sectoral programs with community-based interventions. The guide focuses on developing recommendations to improve dietary practices using locally available resources, particularly for children aged 6-23 months. It consists of seven sections, including a secondary data review, identifying sub-optimal dietary factors, developing a key foods list, observing common meal preparation, analyzing and refining food combinations, testing of recommendations, and applying learning to the program. The guide is intended to be used by practitioners with a nutrition background, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and involves participatory exercises with caregivers and community stakeholders.