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Modes of feeding supplementary feeding programmes

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1. Wet feeding
2. Dry feeding

Wet feeding
Supplementary food can be distributed as onsite feeding or wet rations. Wet rations is where
beneficiaries are given daily cooked food at feeding centres
Onsite feeding should provide from 500 to 700 kilocalories (500 kilocalories recommended but
up to 700 kilocalories to account for sharing with siblings at the centre) of energy per person per day, including 15 to 25 grams of protein. Two meals are needed for children given their small stomach size. Food is also needed for caregivers.

Dry feeding is when beneficiaries are given take-home dry rations through the regular (weekly
or fortnightly) distribution of food in dry forms that should be prepared at home. Take-home
rations should provide from 1000 to 1200 kilocalories per person per day and 35 to 45 grams of
protein in order to account for sharing at home and should be provided in the form of a pre-mix.
Women need an additional 350 kilocalories /day from the third month of pregnancy and 550
kilocalories per day for breastfeeding.
Take-home rations should always be considered first as these programmes require fewer
resources and there is no evidence to demonstrate that onsite ESFPs are more effective. Other
advantages of dry ration feeding include less risk of cross-infection in overcrowded feeding
centres and lower demands on mothers and caretakers who only have to attend every week or
fortnight. Onsite feeding may be justified when food supply in the household is extremely
limited, firewood and cooking utensils are in short supply and the security situation is poor
placing beneficiaries at risk when returning home carrying weekly food supplies.

Titany answered the question on November 11, 2021 at 13:13

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