A postcard from Sri Lanka

As part of our Nutrition program in Sri Lanka, we are trialing new local recipes for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to see what recipe children like the most ...

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Beth Stirling, International Program Manager Hi Kent and May Ann,

They observe and mark the child's reactions and asks about different qualities - colour, flavour, odour, texture, and overall acceptability - on a 5-scale rating ( ... ) as well as the amount eaten, and how long they take to eat.

last week I visited our Nutrition project in Sri Lanka where we are trialing new local recipes for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to see what recipe children like the most.

After children have had their say on the tastiest recipe we’ll scope where the recipe The new recipes are suited to the local tastes of can be produced locally at a large scale, and children in Sri Lanka with high-energy content trial the recipe on 200 children with severe and adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals and acute malnutrition to assess its effectiveness other nutrients, matching other global RUTF on their recovery. standards. Producing RUTF locally is also a way to support the local economy, reduce carbon Your support for the Nutrition program in Sri emissions, and reduce overall cost.

Lanka is having a hugely positive impact on the lives of children. Thank you for helping us to The trial is in Jaffna, where there is a large Tamil reach every child, no matter what. population and the local food has some diversity in flavours to compare children's preferences.

On behalf of all the children helped, thank you Each day for a week the same data collector sits again for your generosity. with the same 4-6 preschool children and offers them the RUTF for their morning snack.

Beth

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