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​NIGERIAN CHILDREN CAN BE WELL NOURISHED DESPITE BEING POOR

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In Nigeria, a lot of people believe that children of rich parents are the only kids that can be well nourished and that the kids of the poor cannot be well nourished due to the poor financial state of the family. Is this actually true? What do you think? Take your time to think about it before continue reading this article. After some minutes of thinking, you might go along with the believe of so many Nigerians, that good nutrition is only for the rich, or you might think otherwise. The surprising truth is that such belief mentioned above is actually false. The truth is, a child from a poor background can still be adequately nourished. But how? The basic fact is, the nutrition of a child starts from the nutritional status of the mother, even before pregnancy. A woman can have a good nutritional status without necessarily spending huge amount of money. This is possible with adequate consumption of varieties of locally available foods. Then when pregnant, she should continue this heal...