A Quality Assessment of Home-Made Baby Foods and Their Impact on the Health of Babies

Food is vital for the growth of humans especially children. Irregular growth in children can lead to many health hazards ranging from physical impairment to death. In Sierra Leone, poor Infant and Young Child feeding practices are predominant, with only 32% of children being exclusively breastfed and 42% appropriately fed with complementary foods, some of which are produced home-made. This study aimed to assess the quality of home-made produced baby foods and their impact on the health of...

food science, flour, protein, nutrition, processing
A Quality Assessment of Home-Made Baby Foods and Their Impact on the Health of Babies