We quickly realized that leaving pregnant and lactating mothers out of the program was not ideal to the success of eliminating malnutrition within a community. It is an undeniable fact that when a seed is healthy, it produces healthy seedlings. In the same way, when mothers are well nourished, healthy and well developed babies are born and will continue to thrive. Providing nutritious food for pregnant and lactating women seemed practical and in line with our mission so this program was started.