Nestlé through its MILO brand,
has unveiled a web-based nutrition calculator to help foster healthy nutrition
among kids at a time when health statistics indicate that obesity rate in both
private and public schools may be as high as 50 percent among kids between
ages six and 12 in Kenya.
Dubbed MILO Nutrition
Calculator, the tool is designed for parents of kids between ages 6 to 12 and
allows them to track and monitor their nutrition intake in every day’s
serving.
The web
nutrition calculator enables parents to calculate the nutrition component of
their kid’s meals, analyse their activeness, set up a balanced diet and
schedule their kid’s sports activities by just a click of the mouse, on their
web-enabled phones, tablet or ipad.
The
application is currently available as a link on the website and as a widget.
“Currently the application is
web-based but we will unveil a mobile application version for both Android and
ISO platforms in two months’ time,” says Diana Irungu, Category
Development Manager at Nestlé
The
application will not only enhance nutritional awareness but empower mums and
caregivers with information to make better nutrition choices to help their
children grow strong and healthy, according to Diana.
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