The study will evaluate the impact of a supplementary food (cookies) in preventing the risk of developing moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in preschool mildly malnourished children.

Children will be divided in two groups; one will received the cookie plus 12 educative sessions and the other just the educative program. The study will last 12 months

Inclusion Criteria:

• (2-5 years old), who are from low socioeconomic classes (E and D classes)
• reside in rural areas, and with WHZ- between > -3 and ≤ -2, and
• informed consent given by the subject's mother or caregiver

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe acute malnutrition (HAZ, WAZ and WHZ-scores ≤-3) based on the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) reference values (24)
• Vitamin A deficiency (softening, ulceration, cloudiness of the cornea, and dryness of the conjunctivitis), and iodine deficiency (visible goiter)
• (3 or more episodes of loose/liquid stools/per day and lasted more than 24-hours), fever (high temperature that lasted more than 24 hours as reported by the mother/caregiver), and respiratory infections (coughing and/or runny nose that last more than 24 hours).
• Current consumption of other supplementary foods.
• Peanut or other ingredient allergy based on prior report. If some direct family member is allergic to peanuts, child would not be enrolled.