Pregnant and lactating women, and babies in their first 1,000 days, have particularly high protein and nutritional requirements.

Eggs, meat and dairy products belong to three of the seven food groups which the World Health Organization states are essential for infants.

Target subsidized programs making animal-source foods available to children, and pregnant and breast-feeding women.

Increase awareness of the nutritious value of animal-source foods using social behavioural change programs, and counter cultural taboos that discourage consumption of certain animal-source foods by women and children.