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Guatemala NutriTour Group Builds a Home

Guatemala NutriTour Group Builds a Home

by BCF Staff | Jul 19, 2016 | Guatemala, News, NT-Gua-2016, NutriTours

Families in El Codo receiving monthly supply of supplements. From July 8-17th, the Bountiful Children’s Foundation hosted a Nutritour to Guatemala. Here are some thoughts from one of the families who attended the Nutritour this year: I don’t believe I will ever...

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Supplement Examples

Examples of the nutritional food supplements provided by Bountiful.
The supplements chosen must be rich in protein and micronutrients,
acceptable to community members, and available for in-country purchase.

Toddler holding Tom Brown food supplement.

Tom Brown

  • A nutritional hot cereal made from legumes and multi-grains containing 3.4 grams of protein per serving
  • Ingredients: Yellow corn, millet, guinea corn, soy beans, dates
  • Regions: Africa
South American baby receiving La Colada food supplement

La Colada

  • An utritional seven-grain cereal mix
  • Ingredients: Rice, corn, oatmeal, wheat, barley, quinoa, sorghum, banana, and soy
  • Regions: South America
Toddler holding Incaparina food supplement used in Central America.

Incaparina

  • A nutritional hot cereal containing 4 grams of protein per serving
  • Ingredients: Corn flour, soy flour, vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, zinc, and iron
  • Region: Central America
Infant eating Plumpy'Nut supplement

Plumpy'Nut

  • A peanut-based paste in a plastic wrappter that reduces the need for hospitalization in severe acute malnutrition
  • Ingredients: Peanuts, sugar, milk powder, vegetable oil and a vitamin mineral mixture
  • Regions: Used in multiple regions

The Bountiful Way:
How We Serve Together

The Bountiful Way describes the shared posture, discipline, and practices that guide how we work together across roles, countries, and contexts at Bountiful Children’s Foundation.

It applies to everyone who serves at Bountiful—from board members and employees to volunteers and partners. Responsibility varies by role, but dignity, accountability, and care do not.

These principles are not slogans or rules. They reflect how we hold responsibility, protect trust, and sustain impact when no one is watching.

The Ten Principles of the Bountiful Way

Our Posture
  1. We serve as stewards, not saviors.
    Our work strengthens people, families, and systems that already exist. We do not exaggerate our role or replace local leadership.
  2. No one is exempt from the culture.
    These principles apply equally to board members, employees, and volunteers. Authority may differ by role, but expectations of integrity and respect do not.
  3. Structure protects people.
    Clear roles, shared systems, and professional boundaries exist to protect children, families, partners, and one another.
How Leadership and Work Flow
  1. Expertise guides leadership.
    Leadership shifts to the person best equipped for the task at hand. Titles coordinate work; competence leads it.
  2. We work locally-led and globally supported.
    Decisions about communities belong close to those communities. External support brings perspective, recognizing it is not the expert, and exists to strengthen local capacity—not to control outcomes.
  3. Time and attention are forms of trust.
    We honor one another’s work through reliability, documentation, and follow-through, especially in asynchronous collaboration.
How We Learn and Speak
  1. Learning is a moral responsibility.
    We reflect, benchmark, and improve continually, drawing on evidence, experience, and strong practice beyond ourselves.
  2. Truth comes before storytelling.
    We communicate with clarity, restraint, and accuracy. We avoid exaggeration, distortion, and emotionally manipulative narratives.
    Faith, Recognition, and Continuity
  3. Faith may motivate us, but it does not govern us.
    Belief never confers authority, determines service, or shapes eligibility. Our work remains inclusive, professional, and non-coercive.
  4. Recognition follows responsibility.
    We celebrate work that reflects care, discipline, and shared purpose, remembering that impact is collective and ongoing.

In Practice

The Bountiful Way is lived through our shared language, volunteer practices, governance structures, and daily decisions. It connects the heart of our mission to the discipline required to serve children and families with humility, integrity, and lasting impact.

Health Lessons

Brigham Young University students and professors have been instrumental in developing health education materials and training materials for our program coordinators in-country. Learn more about Bountiful's health lessons and download them here.

Introductory Health Lesson

Why Nutrition, Why Bountiful

Introductory Lesson

Cognitive Stimulation, Health Lesson 1

Cognitive Stimulation

Health Lesson 1

Proper disposal of human waste, Health Lesson 2

Proper Disposal of Human Waste

Health Lesson 2

Proper hand washing, Lesson 3

Proper Hand Washing

Health Lesson 3

Clean drinking water, health lesson 4.

Clean Drinking Water

Health Lesson 4

Safe food preparation, lesson 5.

Safe Food Preparation

Health Lesson 5

Increase dietary nutrient intake, Lesson 6

Increase Dietary Nutrient Intake

Health Lesson 6

Breastfeeding, Health Lesson

Breastfeeding

Health Lesson 7

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