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None n = 23 | Grades 1–7 n = 24 | Grades 8–12 n = 63 | TEd n = 30 | Total n = 140 (%) | Recommended food and liquid | Reason(s) |
11 | 13 | 33 | 15 | 72 (51) | Vegetables (leafy) | Provides vitamins, increases blood, healthy mind, builds bones, improves growth of the baby |
4 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 36 (26) | Fruits | Healthy for baby |
2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 21 (15) | Liver | Restores, increases and cleanses blood |
1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 (10) | Fish | Makes the baby clever, delivery will be easy like a fish swimming in water, restores blood |
4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 (9) | Peanuts | Healthy for the baby, protect one’s body from infections, a good source of healthy oil |
2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 (9) | Phuthu pap (maize porridge) and Samp | Healthy for baby, energy for the baby |
 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 (9) | Milk | For health and lactation reasons, strong bones, baby will be light in complexion, strong teeth, white eyes |
4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 (8) | Red meat, meat | Provide vitamins |
4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 (7) | Amasi (sour milk) | Provides good nutrition for the baby/lightens the skin of baby |
 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 (7) | Water | Avoid dehydrating and for healthy baby |
1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 (6) | Apple | Give white eyes (cleans the eyes), strengthens the babies bones and makes the baby’s skin to be fresh |
1 | 4 | 3 | Â | 8 (6) | Beans | Healthy for the baby, strong bones |
 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 (5) | Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) | Increases and cleanses blood |
 | 1 | 5 |  | 6 (4) | Carrot (Daucus carota (Hoffm.) Schubl. & G.Martens) | Clear the eyes of a baby and the mother, good eye sight, promote brain development of the baby |
 |  | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | Igushe (slimy leafy vegetable) (Corchorus olitorius L.) | To helps dilate the uterus when one deliver |
 |  | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | Banana (Musa acuminata Colla) | Gives mother strength/for nutrients, help monitor urination if one is traveling a long distance |
1 | Â | 2 | Â | 3 (2) | Yogurt | For Healthy baby with fresh and beautiful skin |
 |  | 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | Ijuba (traditional beer) | Makes the baby pretty and lighter in skin color |
 |  |  | 2 | 2 (1) | Prickly pear fruit (Opuntia spp.) | Because it is a slippery fruit it will ease the delivery, baby will be comfortable inside you |
 |  | 2 |  | 2 (1) | Raw egg, boiled egg | To facilitates labor |
 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | Cheese | Healthy for baby, causes the baby’s skin to be fresh |
 | 1 |  |  | 1 (0.7) | Ihlala fruit (Strychnos spinosa Lam.) | Healthy for baby |
1 | Â | Â | Â | 1 (0.7) | Chicken | Healthy for baby |
1 | Â | Â | Â | 1 (0.7) | Maize (Zea mays L.) | Healthy for baby |
1 | Â | Â | Â | 1 (0.7) | Brown bread | Healthy for the baby |
 |  | 1 |  | 1 (0.7) | Starchy food | Improve fitness of the baby |
 |  | 1 |  | 1 (0.7) | Tomato | Clean the baby’s eyes |
 |  | 1 |  | 1 (0.7) | Mopane worms (Gonimbrasia belina Westwood) | Provides Protein for the baby |
 |  |  | 1 | 1 (0.7) | Rooibos tea (Aspalanthus linearis (Burm.f.) R. Dahlgren) | Cleans the system of the baby |
 |  |  | 1 | 1 (0.7) | Amadumbe | Healthy for baby |