Caracterización del consumo de maíz y frijol en familias del departamento del Cauca, Colombia

objective: characterization of corn and bean consumption by families which mothers work with icbf's communities in cauca-colombia. materials and methods: mothers (n=532) working with icbf's communities in 12 small towns where population grows biofortified crops, were surveyed to get information about their family's feeding practices. results: 100% of mothers interviewed reported frequent consumption of corn and beans. average + intake kg/ month for white beans was (6,5+7,6), yellow maize (5,1+7,0), red beans(1,7+1,6 ) white beans (1,1+1,1), mottled calima beans(1,5+1,1), mottled cargamanto(1,3+0,7), green beans (1,4+1,2), and for other kind or beans (0,8+0,4). conclusion: corn and beans are mainly components of these communities' food patterns. introduction of nutritionally enhanced (biofortified) crops through a small-farmer associations, as well as nutrition-education activities, could help to promote consumption of these foods.