Food Consumption Patterns Part 2
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Baby <strong>Food</strong>s<br />
Baby foods do not differ greatly from all the food seen above nor in what is considered nutritional<br />
superior. Indeed, the most important observation that can be made is arguably that they are similar<br />
to what children and adults are eating and it may well be, due to economic constraints, that most<br />
babies wind up eating a pureed or otherwise modified food straight out of the adults portions (to<br />
be developed: Adrienne…).<br />
Table A5-7: Styles of baby food<br />
- Vermicelli ak let<br />
-farin manyok ak let<br />
-bouyon avek pye kabrit-ti pobon (yon ti banan), ponm d te, pwo ro, epina, be,<br />
-po bon ak aran sel<br />
-po bon avek pwa piree<br />
-mayi ak sos pwa<br />
-mayi, pwa, pitimi, kawot, epina (and some put) let (no sugar)<br />
-laboubi: farin frans ak let, sik<br />
-farin po bon ak let<br />
-farin po bon<br />
-farin banan (kon jwenn nan mache)<br />
-farin manyok (kon jwenn nan mache)<br />
-ze figmi<br />
-mayi ak pwa wo ak be<br />
-pwason, po bon, sos pwa<br />
-ponm de te bouyi ak pwa aka aran sel<br />
*Po Bon, Kiyez, fig banan<br />
With babies: manyok dous, carrot, arrowroot are classic baby foods, easily digestible….<br />
Also, most misleading in the category of baby foods is that all starches were farin, many of<br />
them made from local products such<br />
Only three specially fortified baby food blends were mentioned: Nurtigu (2), nutrisoy (1),<br />
and gerber (clarify)<br />
Almost all mentions of plantain are Green. Most mentions banana are ripe<br />
Manyok dous, important with regard to baby foods, was often overlooked and just manyok<br />
noted