1. Nutritional Guideline in
Bangladesh

2. Current Food Based Dietary Guidelines
•Eat a variety of foods everyday.
•Promote the advantages and importance of breastfeeding
•Ensure food intake to maintain desirable body weight
•Eat clean and safe foods
•Eat moderate amounts of foods and oils
Source: FAO

3. Current Food Based Dietary Guidelines
(Cont……)
• Consumption of fresh spices, lemon and sour fruits.
• More consumption of whole grains foods than processed foods.
• Less consumption of fats, proteins.
•Increase frequency of use of leafy and yellow-orange vegetables
and fresh fruits.
• Increase household production of green vegetables and fresh fruits.
Source: FAO

4. Strength of the current Guidelines
• Addressing the importance of breastfeeding
•Hygiene of food
•Complementary foods
•Using Iodized salt
•Mental health
•Drinking safe water
• Increase of cereal products

5. FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization)
FAO.org

6. Food Pyramid in Bangladesh

7. Weakness of the Dietary Guidelines
• Didn’t mention about the amount of water/day
• Because of low literacy, the nutrition knowledge don’t reach
to everybody.
• Not much discussion about diary products consumption.
• Increase of food adulteration .

8. Nutrition & REOPA Project: UNDP Bangladesh
• Bread, other cereals and potatoes - select something from this
group at every meal.
•Meat, fish and alternatives - select something from this group twice
per day.
• Fruit and vegetables - select five portions every day including fruit
juice as possible.
• Milk and dairy products - eat one pint milk/day or equivalent in milk
products.
•Food containing fats and sugar should be eaten in moderation
unless one is trying to increase the energy intake.
• Drinks - 8 to 10 cups of fluid/day or as advised by doctor

9. Nutrition Action Organization
•FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization.
•Project Task Force (PTF)
•Capacity Strengthening Team (CST) & District
Offices
• Upazila REOPA Committee
•UP – Project Management Committees
•NGOs

10. Recommendations to improve Dietary
Guidelines
• Spreading of knowledge should start from primary school
level.
• Media can advertise nutritional food consumption.
• Family holder should be care about maintaining healthy diet of
their family members.
• Government and NGOs can arrange more campaigns and
workshops.

11. References
http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/wfs-home/csdb/en/
www.sciencepages.co.uk/.../foodpyramid.jpg
http://www.undp.org.bd/projects/prodocs/REOPA/Nutrition
%20%20REOPA.pdf
http://www.blogs.com.bd/2009/01/using-food-pyramid-for-
balanced-diet-value/
http://www.fao.org/ag/humannutrition/nutritioneducation/fb
dg/49850/en/bgd/
http://www.coloradoadulted.org/Webquests/EDUQuests/nutri
tion.htm