Abstract

ARBOLEDA MONTOYA, Luz Marina  and  FRANCO GIRALDO, Fabio Andrés. Meanings attributed to diet and food supplement from a group of families beneficiaries of MANA's food complementary program in Turbo, Colombia. Perspect Nut Hum [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.2, pp.171-183. ISSN 0124-4108.

Objective: to understand meanings attributed to diet and food supplement from a group of families beneficiaries of MANA's food complementary program in Turbo, Antioquia-Colombia. The MANA program provides fortified cookies and powdered milk. Methodology: this is a qualitative study. The focalized ethnography method was used as a methodological approach; which involved participant observation, interviews and focus groups. The obtained information was coded and categorized. Results: MANA's food complementary program mitigates hunger. It is because it is provided to low income families. MANA's food complementary program contributes to change habits related with food intake in children.

Keywords : food security; food consumption; food culture; food habits; food supplement.

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