This reseach was initiated to study the eating habits of househods living in a context of malnutrition in the Miti-Murhesa heath zone, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of eating habits. To achieve this, three Heath areas were chosen. The households are those with at least one member suffering from severe acute malnutrition was being treated in a severe acute malnutrition management program (are cases), their direct neighbors without a story of malnutrition were selected as controls. A survey questionnaire was admimistered to mothers (preferably). The results show that illiterale fathers are numerous among the cases, 47 compared 22 among the controls. The control households have more properly than the cases (p=0,00154) and are also the control households which have a higher monthly income than the cases (p=0,00191). Most foods were consumed more in the control group than in the cases and frequency of meals was also lower for cases than their controls. There is thus a positive association between the socio-economic level of households and food consuption.

A study on the availability, accessibility and consumption of fruits and vegetables was carried out in the Miti-Murhesa heath zone, with the aim of contributing to knowledge on safety and eating habits based on fruits and vegetables in households. To do this, a households inquiry was carried out. A sample of 384 households was formed and divided into axes while retaining all the Health areas in the zone. The results on availability, accessibility and consumption show that 38.8 % of households have the fruits, 51.8 % have access to fruits and 82.0 % consume the fruits with an average of 3 days per week. Regarding vegetables, 74.2 % of households have them, 81.0 % have access to them and 96.1 % consume them with an average of 4 days per week. A correlation was observed between the father’s profession, the level of education of the parents and consumption fruits and vegetables in the households. Averall, if we also take into account the frequency, the availability, accessibility and consumption of fruits and vegetables one records that they are low in Miti-Murhesa Heath zone.