IRCT2017021315536N6 IRCT 2017-04-07 Vice Chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences The Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food 's impact on indicators of Children malnutrition The Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food 's impact on indicators of malnutrition in Mild and Moderately Wasted Children: a randomized controlled trial. 2017-02-19 anticipated 106 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/14787 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: Children will be numbered, and randomly will be assigned into two groups (Control and Intervention groups) by random number tables. N/A Condition 1: moderate malnutrition. Condition 2: mild malnutrition. Intervention 1: Control group: before and during intervention, in four half-hour sessions, caregivers will be trained about Childhood nutrition by face to face method. The subjects of education sessions will be the adequacy of feeding; the correct number of meals; type and amount of food each meal should have, based on the child's age; sensory characteristics and diversity of food; hygiene; and how to prepare energetic nutritious foods. Intervention 2: Intervention group: The Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food, which contains whey protein, egg white, soy, palm, starch, honey, sugar, oil and natural flavorings will be given to children as daily snacks for eight weeks. On average, each of them should consume one to three packs (100 grams), daily. Like control group, before and during intervention, caregivers will be trained about Childhood nutrition by face to face education. The subjects of education sessions will be the adequacy of feeding; the correct number of meals; type and amount of food each meal should have, based on the child's age; sensory characteristics and diversity of food; hygiene; and how to prepare energetic nutritious foods.