Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months |
Definition: percentage of children 12-23 months of age who were fed breast milk during the previous day. Numerator: children 12-23 months of age who were fed breast milk during the previous day. Denominator: children 12-23 months of age. |
Did the child receive breastmilk? |
Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months |
Definition: percentage of infants 6-8 months of age who consumed solid, semi-solid or soft foods during the previous day. Numerator: infants 6-8 months of age who consumed solid, semi-solid or soft foods during the previous day. Denominator: infants 6-8 months of age. Note: For this indicator, we considered only natural and minimally processed foods. |
Did the child receive… Mango, papaya, or guava? Other fruits besides mango, papaya, or guava? Regular foods (e.g. stews, purees, soups)? |
Minimum dietary diversity 6-23 months |
Definition: percentage of children 6-23 months of age who consumed foods and beverages from at least five out of eight defined food groups during the previous day. Numerator: children 6-23 months of age who consumed foods and beverages from at least five out of eight defined food groups during the previous day. Denominator: children 6-23 months of age. Note: The eight food groups: 1. breast milk; 2. grains, roots, tubers and plantains; 3. pulses (beans, peas, lentils), nuts and seeds; 4. dairy products (milk, infant formula, yogurt, cheese); 5. flesh foods (meat, fish, poultry, organ meats); 6. eggs; 7. vitamin-A rich fruits and vegetables; and 8. other fruits and vegetables. |
Did the child receive… For Group 1: Breastmilk? For Group 2: Rice, potato, yam, cassava? Pasta? For Group 3: Beans or other types of grains like lentils, peas? For Group 4: Other milk besides breastmilk? Porridge with milk? For Group 5: Any kind of meat (beef, chicken, pork, fish, other)? Liver? Giblets, like gizzard or heart? For Group 6: Egg? For Group 7: Mango, papaya, or guava? Carrot, squash, sweet potato? Dark greens: kale, spinach, taro, broccolis? For Group 8: Other fruits besides mango, papaya, guava? Vegetables, not including potato/yam/cassava? Other greens besides kale, spinach, taro, broccolis? |
Egg and/or flesh food consumption 6-23 months |
Definition: percentage of children 6-23 months of age who consumed egg and/or flesh food during the previous day. Numerator: children 6-23 months of age who consumed egg and/or flesh food during the previous day. Denominator: children 6-23 months of age. Note: for this indicator, we considered only natural and minimally processed food. |
Did the child receive… Egg? Any kind of meat (beef, chicken, pork, fish, other)? Liver? Giblets, like gizzard or heart? |
Sweet beverage consumption 6-23 months |
Definition: percentage of children 6-23 months of age who consumed a sweet beverage during the previous day. Numerator: children 6-23 months of age who consumed a sweet beverage during the previous day. Denominator: children 6-23 months of age. Note: sweet beverages include: • commercially produced and packaged, sweetened beverages such as soda pop, fruit-flavoured drinks, sports drinks, chocolate and other flavoured milk drinks, malt drinks etc. • 100% fruit juice as well as fruit-flavoured drinks, whether made at home, by informal vendors or packaged in cans, bottles, boxes, sachets, etc. • home-made drinks of any kind to which sweeteners (e.g. sugar, honey, syrup, flavoured powders) have been added. |
Did the child receive… Industrialized juice in carton, bottle, or powdered form? Soda? Matte tea or natural guaraná? Was the milk chocolate-flavored? |
Unhealthy food consumption 6-23 months |
Definition: percentage of children 6-23 months of age who consumed selected sentinel unhealthy foods during the previous day. Numerator: children 6-23 months of age who consumed selected sentinel unhealthy foods during the previous day. Denominator: children 6-23 months of age. Note: Unhealthy foods are: - Candies, chocolate and other sugar confections, including those made with real fruit or vegetables like candied fruit or fruit roll-ups. - Frozen treats like ice cream, gelato, sherbet, sorbet, popsicles or similar confections. - Cakes, pastries, sweet biscuits and other baked or fried confections which have at least a partial base of a refined grain, including those made with real fruit or vegetables or nuts, like apple cake or cherry pie. - Chips, crisps, cheese puffs, French fries, fried dough, instant noodles and similar items which contain mainly fat and carbohydrate and have at least a partial base of a refined grain or tuber. These foods are also often high in sodium. |
Did the child receive… Candy, lollypops, or other sweets? Hamburger, nuggets, sausage, ham, or baloney? Cookies or crackers? Packaged salty snacks? Any milk-based sweets (pudding, flan and/or ice cream)? Instant noodles? |
Zero vegetable or fruit consumption 6-23 months |
Definition: percentage of children 6-23 months of age who did not consume any vegetables or fruits during the previous day. Numerator: children 6-23 months of age who did not consume any vegetables or fruits during the previous day. Denominator: children 6-23 months of age. |
Did the child receive… Mango, papaya, or guava? Other fruits besides mango, papaya, guava? Vegetables, not including potato/yam/cassava? Carrot, pumpkin or sweet potato? Dark greens: kale, spinach, taro, broccolis? Other greens besides kale, spinach, taro, broccolis? Was there fruit in the milk? |