FOOD AND NUTRITION ADMINISTRATION

FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Introduction

         The Food & Nutrition Board (FNB), set up in 1964, is an attached office of the Ministry of Women & Child Development and has a countrywide set up. Originally with Ministry of Food, the FNB was shifted to Ministry of Women and Child Development (then Department of WCD) in 1993.

Nutrition is the focal point of health and well-being.  Nutrition is directly linked to human resource development, productivity and ultimately to the national growth.

Malnutrition is a complex phenomenon. It is both the cause and effect of poverty and ill health, and follows a cyclical, inter-generational pattern. It is inextricably linked with illiteracy, especially female illiteracy, lack of safe drinking water and proper sanitation, ignorance, lack of awareness and ill health. It creates its own cycle within the large cycle of poverty. 

          Malnutrition in India continues to be at a high level with 42.5% children below the age being underweight and almost 70% being anaemic. 22% children are born with low birth weight.. Lack of adequate information on nutritional needs, has been identified as a major factor for the prevailing nutritional situation in the country. Child malnutrition is both the result of economic conditions and poor nutritional awareness. Nutrition education and extension has been recognized as one of the long-term sustainable interventions essential to tackle the problem of malnutrition and to generate awareness and to promote the nutrition status of the country. FNB’s major task is to address this major challenge. 

          Food and Nutrition Board comprises a technical wing at the Centre, 4 Regional Offices and Quality Control Laboratories at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and 43 Community Food & Nutrition Extension Units (CFNEUs) located in 29 States / UTs (Annexure-I). However, there is no CFNEU in the States Uttarakhand, Tripura, Nagaland, Trivendram and UTs of Lakshadweep and Daman and Diu.

       Activities of Food & Nutrition Board  include:

• Nutrition Education and Training, both for the masses and for ICDS functionaries,
• Mass Nutrition Awareness Campaigns,
• Development, production and distribution of nutrition education/training material,
• Training in Home Scale Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables and Nutrition,
• Development and Promotion of locally available Nutritious Foods,
• Food Analysis and Standardization,
• Follow up action on National Nutrition Policy.  \

  Nutrition Education and Training

          Advocacy and sensitization of policy makers, nutrition orientation of programme managers and capacity building of field functionaries is one of the important activities of the Food & Nutrition Board. Different activities are carried out for different target groups for disseminating nutrition related information.

2.       Each CFNEU organizes five days “Training of Trainers (TOT)”  programme for Master Trainers comprising of Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs), Assistant Child Development Project Officers (ACDPOs), Medical Officers, Local Health Visitors, Senior Supervisors of ICDS etc. who, in turn, act as trainers for the grass-root level functionaries of ICDS, such as Anganwadi workers and the community. Each CFNEU organizes one TOT course for 20 master trainers in each quarter of the year.

3.       The technical staff of each CFNEU organizes three Orientation Training Courses (OTC) of two days duration in each quarter of the year. 30 participants comprising grass-root level functionaries from ICDS, Health and NGOs are trained in the field of nutrition during the course.

4.       The CFNEUs organize one-week training courses in Home Scale Preservation of Fruits & Vegetables and Nutrition for the housewives and adolescent girls to promote consumption of fruits and vegetables which are rich sources of fibre and anti-oxidants. During the training course, methods for preparation of instant weaning/ supplementary foods for infants and young children from roasted cereals, pulses and oilseeds are also taught. Each CFNEU organizes one/two training course per month and trains 30 participants in each batch. A Ready Reckoner on essentials of preservation and nutrition is distributed to the trainees on completion of the training.

5.       Under the Accelerated Programme for Development of SC/ST Community all the CFNEUs are also organizing one week special training courses in Home Scale Preservation of Fruits & Vegetables and Nutrition exclusively for SC/ST adolescent girls and women. A stipend of Rs.100/- is given to each candidate so as to enable her to meet the expenditure on the raw material required for the training purpose.

6.       Nutrition Education Programmes are undertaken in Rural and Tribal Areas and Urban Slums to encourage appropriate dietary intake and healthy life styles.

7.       Monitoring of SNP and Nutrition Education & Awareness for ICDS Functionaries - Anganwadis under different projects are visited to monitor the “supplementary nutrition” and “nutrition and health education” components of the ICDS.  The technical staff of CFNEUs, during the visit provides technical support to the functionaries of the AWCs.  The observations are communicated to the respective State Secretaries in-charge of WCD at the headquarter level also.

Mass Media Communication

 Development of educational and training material on nutrition has been one of the important activities of FNB Headquarters.  Some of the important publications include Handbook on Integrated Nutrition Education, Guidelines for Management of Grade I and II Malnutrition, Wall Hanger on Nutrition of Pregnant Women, Posters on Child’s Health, Girl Child, Nursing Mothers, Complementary Feeding, Instant Food Mixes, Iodised Salt, folders on mother’s milk, green leafy vegetables, fruits and vegetables for vitality, stickers for school children, National Plan of Action on Nutrition, Task Force Report on Micronutrients, India Nutrition Profile 1998 giving disaggregated picture of malnutrition upto district level from 18 States/UTs.  The printed publicity material is produced in Hindi, English and 16 regional languages and distributed widely through DAVP.

Mass Awareness Campaigns

          Nationwide celebration of events like World Breast Feeding Week (1-7 August) National Nutrition Week (1-7 September), World Food Day (16th October), Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) Prevention Day (21st October), Universal Children’s Day (14th November), International Women’s Day (8th March) etc. are organized on specific themes, with the active cooperation of respective State Governments, educational institutions, NGOs and media. Workshops, special nutrition education programmes, telecast / broadcast of video and audio spots on nutrition, coverage of events through All India Radio, Doordarshan and Press were some of the events conducted during the celebration period.

Apart from the above, dissemination of nutrition information to the masses is also undertaken by organizing exhibitions on nutrition in the prestigious melas / fairs.

Advertisement Campaign

     A systematic media campaign has been launched by publishing the advertisements with nutrition messages in popular national dailies in Hindi, English, Urdu and regional languages.

Infant and Young Child Nutrition

Infant and Young Child Nutrition which is of utmost importance in the lives of human beings has been focused through intensified information, education and communication and protecting the norms for breastfeeding and complementary feeding at international fora namely Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses, Codex Alimentarius Commission and World Health Assembly. 

A land mark decision to protect, promote and support breastfeeding was taken in 54^th World Health Assembly in 2001 giving rise to a Global Public Health recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding for first six months of life, complementary feeding with home based safe and nutritious foods to start at six months of age and continued breastfeeding upto the age two years and beyond.  This Global Public Health recommendation has honoured India’s traditional wisdom of breastfeeding for first six months and complementary feeding starting thereafter through a ceremony called annaprashanand continuing breastfeeding for more than two years. 

The 55^th World Health Assembly adopted a Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Nutrition recognizing the importance of nutrition of women through out their life cycle for ensuring optimum nutrition of the child.  The inter-generational cycle of malnutrition perpetuated by the poor nutritional status of the girl child was also recognised. The Food and Nutrition Board had developed National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding.  The Guidelines in Hindi and English have been distributed to various concerned partners like Health and Family Welfare, Medical and Home Science Colleges, Training Institutions for Nutrition and Health, State Departments of WCD and Health, and field infrastructure of FNB and ICDS. The 2^nd edition of National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding was released on 17^th May, 2006.

        The Chief secretaries and State Secretaries in charge of Women & Child Development were requested to draw up action plans and mobilize the State Machinery for implementation of the Guidelines.  The Guidelines are being translated into Regional languages to reach the same to remote corners of the country.

Follow Up Action on National Nutrition Policy

 ·        Intersectoral Coordination with key partners was intensified with –

o     Health and Family Welfare for reimposing ban on sale of non-iodised salt.

o    Food and Public Distribution for including iodised salt under TPDS, fortifying wheat flour with iron and folic acid and distribution through PDS.

o     Elementary Education and Literacy for provision of a Nutritionist at the district level for Mid Day Meal programme, use of iodized salt only in the Mid Day Meal Programme.

o     ICMR, MHFW for expediting action on double fortified salt.

·        Expert Consultations on important issues like IYCF, Micronutrient malnutrition, nutrition monitoring and surveillance, vitamin etc organised and the decisions communicated to State Secretaries (WCD) for implementation.

·        Nutrition Advocacy of policy makers:

o    Through D.O. letters to Chief Secretaries and State     Secretaries (WCD).

o   Organising Regional Consultation Meets on Nutrition.  Five such Meets have been organised for North-Eastern (Shillong), Western (Pune), Eastern (Bhubaneswar), Northern (Chandigarh) and Central (Bhopal) Regions with active involvement of senior policy makers from WCD, Health, Food, Education and Panchayati Raj and, professional bodies, Home Science and Medical Colleges, NGOs and international organisations. 

Food and Analysis Standardisation

      FNB has four Quality Control Laboratories at Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai for chemical analysis of processed fruit, and vegetable products as well as various supplementary foods used in feeding programmes. The samples of the supplementary foods used in ICDS and Mid-Day Meal Programme are received from the State Departments of Social Welfare and Women & Child Development for analysis.

      FNB renders technical expertise for food standardisation through various Committees like Codex, Bureau of Indian Standards, Food and Development Panel of Ministry of Defence.

Audio video software developed by FNB:

  - Audio/Video Clips

 ·        A set of 27 short films on Nutrition titled “Poshan aur Rashtra Nirman” have been developed and produced in the North East Regional languages, Bengali, Hindi and English. These films have been converted into a set of 7 CDs and have been provided to all State Secretaries incharge of WCD, H&FW, Education, Training Institutions, NIPCCD and its regional centres, MLTC etc. for field publicity.

·        A 30 episode Radio programme on “Poshan aur Swasthya” in 20 languages

·        Nine audio jingles on infant, young child and adolescent nutrition in regional languages. 

·        Eight video spots on nutrition.

·        Films on Poshan Bagiya infant feeding etc.

·        3 video spots on Infant and Young Child Feeding telecast during January-February 2006 on DD1 at prime time.

·        Three video and audio spots on deficiencies of Vitamin A, Iodine and Iron in the country have been produced in Hindi, English and 12 regional languages

.         24 Audio spots on ‘Paushan aur Swasthaya’
 

 ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR 2008-09

·        A total of 160 “Training of Trainers (TOT)” courses were organized benefiting 3200 master trainers.

·        A total number of 490 “Orientation Training Courses (OTC)” five days training courses have been organized and 14700 grassroot level functionaries have been oriented.

·        A total number of 512 training courses in Home Scale Preservation of Fruits & Vegetables and Nutrition were organized benefiting 15,360 beneficiaries comprising of adolescent girls, housewives, students. From these 120 training courses were for SC/ST girls benefiting 3600 beneficiaries.

·        A total number of 4520 Nutrition Education Programmes in Rural and Tribal Areas and Urban Slums were organized to encourage appropriate dietary intake and healthy life styles.

·        A total number of 4400 anganwadis were inspected

·        Advertisement Campaign

o       Half page colour Advertisement on World Breastfeeding Week

o       Half page colour Advertisement on National Nutrtion Week.

o       Two half page colour Advertisement on Nutrtion

o       Production and Broadcast of 24 episodes on nutrition through All India Radio and FM Channels.

o       A seven page wall calendar for the Calendar year 2009 on the theme “Good Nutrition: Education for Healthy Life Style”, carrying nutrition Messages, particularly for infants, children, adolescents girls.

·        Exhibitions

o       Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) participated in the Food Technology Expo 2008 organized on 3^rd-5^th May, 2008 at New Delhi.  A Nutrition Exhibition displaying the Nutrition Scenario in the Country, Nutritious diets for different age groups with live demonstrations, helped in creating Nutrition Awareness among the visitors and VIPs who visited the Expo.  Handouts and the Nutrition Calendars were distributed to the visitors.

o       A historic exhibition on Nutrition was organized on the theme Invest in Child Nutrition in the lawns of India Gate from 5-7 September, 2008 at New Delhi.  The exhibition was inaugurated by Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha Shri Somnath Chatterjee, in the presence of Hon’ble Minister of State for Women & Child Development (Independent Charge) Smt. Renuka Chowdhury.  The exhibition depicted the present levels of malnutrition in the country, nutritious diets for different age groups, especially for children, adolescent girls, pregnant and nursing mothers. Handouts on Nutrition were distributed during the exhibition.

 The Song and Drama division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting made the exhibition lively and attractive for the masses wherein folk dances, role plays, magic shows, regional songs carrying nutrition messages were performed by the Cultural Troupes.

                 Nutrition quiz and games were played by the visitors and the      enthusiasm among the people made the exhibition a success. 

o       Two exhibition stalls in Agriculture Today--Leadership Summit 2008 organized on 19-20 September, 2008 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi were put up. The stalls were visited by the eminent scientists, parliamentarians/Union Ministers and other distinguished members.

o       An impressive and informative exhibition at the IITF-2008 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, w.e.f. 14-27 November, 2008 was put up.                    

o       10 CFNEUs organized 82 mini-exhibitions in the respective States.  26 video shows and 19 slide shows on different aspects of nutrition education were exposed for the general public in rural/urban areas.

·        Development, production and distribution of nutrition education / training material

The IYCF Guidelines and Ready Reckoner on Fruit & Vegetable Preservation & Nutrition in regional languages were reprinted and distributed.

INDIAN FOOD AND NUTRITION

CALORIC VALUES 


OF 


INDIAN FOODS


If you wish to lead a healthy lifestyle, it is essential to eat nutrition rich food and exercise regularly. What you eat directly affects your body fitness, so it becomes all the more necessary to be aware about the number of calories in Indian food and the nutritional value of the food you are eating. 

It is advisable to consult a dietician and gather knowledge about the Indian food calories and then decide your meal. Eating high calorie food item is not recommended for the daily meal, but you can always relish them once in a month or so. 

If you get lured into trying fad foods, which you know contain loads of fats, then you can consume it once in a while, but in moderate quantity. But then after that you have to gear up yourself for doing a vigorous workout, so as to shed off those extra calories that have got stored in your body. 

It's all about maintaining a balance and you will never put on weight. If you've eaten more, so compensate it, by eating light food in the next meal and by working harder, while carrying out your workout. Keeping fit is in your hands, but all that is required is a sincere effort and then nothing can stop you from achieving success. 

As vital is to eat healthy foods, that are low in calories, equally important is to apply the right cooking method. You should avoid items that demand deep-frying, because then that would involve extensive usage of butter and oil, that will shoot up your calorie intake, making you overweight. 

Here is the calorie chart of Indian food, so keep a track of the calorie intake and adopt healthy eating habits.

Calories in Fruits per 100 Grams
Calories in Apple 56 
Calories in Avocado Pear 190 
Calories in Banana 95 
Calories in Chickoo 94 
Calories in Cherries 70 
Calories in Dates 281 
Calories in Grapes Black 45 
Calories in Guava 66 
Calories in Kiwi Fruit 45 
Calories in Lychies 61 
Calories in Mangoes 70 
Calories in Orange 53 
Calories in Orange juice 100ml 47 
Calories in Papaya 32 
Calories in Peach 50 
Calories in Pears 51 
Calories in Pineapple 46 
Calories in Plums 56 
Calories in Strawberries 77 
Calories in Watermelon 26 
Calories in Pomegranate 77 

Calories in Vegetables per 100 Grams
Calories in Broccoli 25
Calories in Brinjal 24
Calories in Cabbage 45
Calories in Carrot 48 
Calories in Cauliflower 30
Calories in Fenugreek (Methi) 49
Calories in French beans 26
Calories in Lettuce 21
Calories in Mushroom 18
Calories in Onion 50 
Calories in Peas 93
Calories in Potato 97
Calories in Spinach 100g
Calories in Spinach 1 leaf 
Calories in Tomato 21 
Calories in Tomato juice 100ml 22
Calories in Cereals per 100 Grams
Calories in Bajra 360
Calories in Maize flour 355
Calories in Rice 325 
Calories in Wheat flour 341
Calories in Breads per piece 
1 medium chapatti 119 
1 slice white bread 60
1 paratha (no filling) 280 

Calories in Milk & Milk Products per cup
Calories in Butter 100gms. 750 
Calories in Buttermilk 19
Calories in Cheese 315 
Calories in Cream 100gms. 210
Calories in Ghee 100gms 910
Calories in Milk Buffalo 115
Calories in Milk Cow 100
Calories in Milk Skimmed 45
Calories in Other Items 
Calories in Sugar 1 tbsp 48
Calories in Honey 1 tbsp 90
Calories in Coconut water 100 ml 25
Calories in Coffee 40
Calories in Tea 30

FOOD FACT-SHEET

FAST FOOD FACTS

  Fast food facts for Mcdonalds

• Hash browns "weight for weight" contain more fat and calories than a cheeseburger or Big Mac.
• Mcdonald's regular milkshakes have less than 10 grams of total fat - the calorie content is high due to added  sugar
• There are more calories in a large portion of French Fries than in 9 Chicken McNuggets
• A double sausage & egg McMuffin contains more calories and fat than any other single breakfast    item
• The hamburger has the lowest fat and calories out of all McDonalds burgers
• The new Big Tasty third-pounder burger now has far more fat and calories than any other single item
• A large chocolate donut contains more fat and calories than any other desert item

    Calories in McDonalds food

 Fast food facts for Chinese food



Prawn crackers may seem a light food but they are fried in oil and contain lots of calories and fat

the vegetable items are usually lower in fat than the meat dishes but can still be high in total calories

Boiled rice is much lower in calories then fried rice

Spare ribs are often loaded with fat and give them that satisfying taste
Duck and Pork dishes are very often the highest fat foods of all Chinese meat dishes

many appetizers are deep fried and some can hold more oil resulting in excessive calories

Meat items fried in batter contain 3 lots of calories, from the protein (meat), Carbs (batter) & fat (frying)

Stir-fry dishes are the best choice for lower calories

Weight loss progress often slows due to a lowered metabolism. Increase metabolism before cutting calories and very low calorie diets wont be necessary

Fast food facts for Indian food


Pappadums are very high in calories but because they are often eaten in small portions energy intake is low


Korma and Biryani dishes are some of the most fattening Indian dishes

although the fat content in naan bread is medium they are such a dense food that total calories are high

Indian foods are often cooked in Ghee - basically pure fat and high in cholesterol!

Any sauces that solidify at room temperature are high in saturated fats


Tikka dishes are usually lower in fat as the meat is cooked in a dry oven

Green Chiles used in many Indian curries are high in vitamin C
Red chili powder is high in vitamin A

Fast food facts for Italian food



Creamy pasta sauces are often higher in fat

Tomato based sauces are the best choice

Some Italian breads are served soaked in oil

Lasagne is made with layers of cheese which is loaded with fat

Pizza vegetable toppings are a better choice than meat toppings

Choose thin-based pizza and add extra chilli and garlic rather than fatty pepperoni or extra cheese.


Fast food facts for Chip shop food


Fish cakes are lower in fat than fish in batter

The batter helps hold more oil when fish is deep fried

Chips (UK chips) are loaded with fat, calories and salt

Mushy peas is a much better chip shop choice rather than chips

Many chip shops use palm oil which is the cheapest and loaded with saturated fat


All fast food facts for restaurant menus listed above are intended for people attempting to lose weight. It does not mean any foods stated are necessarily bad for health!

FOOD FOR DIABETICS

6 GROCERY SHOPPING 

TIPS FOR DIABETICS 

Date updated: March 18, 2008 
Content provided by Revolution Health Group

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