The current global food crisis is disproportionately impacting vulnerable children in low- and middle-income countries. As food prices rise, families significantly reduce overall food intake and particularly, the consumption of more costly nutrient dense foods such as animal source foods, pulses, and vegetables—leading to a rise in all forms of undernutrition. Food crises particularly affect vulnerable pregnant and lactating women and children given their high overall nutrient needs, with devastating consequences on survival, health, and well-being that reverberate for generations.