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BP-5™ can be eaten as a biscuit direct from the pack, or crumbled into water and eaten as a porridge.
To make a porridge use 2 dl of boiled drinking water per bar (2 tablets of 27.8 g each). One bar of BP-5™ contains 254 kcal or 1,254 kJ.
For each bar of BP-5™ at least 2.5-3 dl drinking water intake should be available.
For children between 6 and 24 months of age BP-5™ should preferably be given as a porridge.
If no other food is available, the below table could be used as an approximate guideline for distribution*.
| Age | Bars/day | Kal/ day | Bars/ week |
| 1/2 - 1 | 3 | 768 | 21 |
| 2-3 | 4 | 1016 | 28 |
| 4-6 | 5 | 1270 | 35 |
| 7-8 | 6 | 1524 | 42 |
| Adult (f) | 8 | 2032 | 56 |
| Adult (m) | 9 | 2290 | 63 |
* covers approx. 100% energy requirement and vitamins and minerals recommended daily allowance.
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