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Weaning is important because of the following

 As the baby grows so will their nutritional needs and solid

food supports this increased nutritional demand.

 The baby needs to get iron from other foods

 To prevent deficiency diseases

How to start weaning children

 Start with semi-liquid food such as porridge

 Introduce one type of food at a time.

 Feed frequently using weaning foods like porridge, mashed

potatoes, matooke, mashed posho, mashed rice, mashed

fruit

 Children have small stomachs so they need

many meals a day rather that one big meal

 Children should be given mashed

foods because they have no

teeth and their digestive sys-
tem isn’t that strong.

2. Sick people

Sick people may need special food and extra fluids

3. Elderly people

When people grow old, they often lose their teeth and their di-

gestive systems become weaker.

They can get health problems such as:

1. Indigestion

2. Constipation
3. These also need special food