In this study, children between 65-<110 cm (or 6-59 months) with moderate acute malnutrition and newly admitted to supplementary feeding centers (SFCs) were randomly assigned to receive either ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) or a traditional corn-soy blend (CSB) pre-mix at. The primary goal of this study was to compare the weight gain and recovery weight among the two groups over the 6 month trial period. Children were followed weekly up to recovery. Results of the study demonstrated a 79.1% overall recovery rate in the children receiving the RUTF, and a 64.4% recovery rate in those receiving the CSB. Moreover, the RUTF facilitated higher weight gain, higher recovery rate, shorter length of stay at the SFCs and a lower transfer to inpatient therapeutic feeding centers compared to CSB.