“Good Nutrition is a foundation of a child’s survival, health, and development”.
I fully agree with this quote. Amongst any need, nutrition is not just the foundation, it is also a necessity of child’s survival, health, and development especially when the baby is born and becomes exposed to the elements. In the first 1000 days, the development of the body is at its peak and only with the optimal nutrition can it support its development. However, it comes with the shortcomings where nutritional defects can cause a plethora of complication which can affect the child’s development across his/her lifespan. This stage is very risky but it is also a necessary venture that everyone must undergo. Only with good nutrition can the child utilize the full potential of the 1000 days and that is a good foundation for a long, healthy, and productive life.
FHI Solutions (n.d.). Nutrition in the First 1000 Days [pdf]. Retrieved from https://thousanddays.org/wp-content/uploads/1000Days-Nutrition_Brief_Brain-Think_Babies_FINAL.pdf