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Household Inclusion Criteria: * Reside in the target area (Chiquimula Department, Guatemala); * Participating in the World Vision (WV) nutrition program; * Families accustomed to consuming maize; * Interest to participate in an informative session; * Presence of at least one woman of reproductive age (18-49 years) and one index child (12-59 months); * Access to a mobile phone; (7) No concurrent participation in other nutrition or food aid programs. Household exclusion Criteria: * Women with problems understanding the study informed consent and the study survey; * Women with any acute or chronic disease that affected dietary intake or nutritional status; * Children with acute malnutrition 4.Children with any acute or chronic disease that affected dietary consumption or nutritional status; * Households that failed to adhere to the study protocol during the previous intervention period (e.g., sold the study maize or diverted it for animal feed).