Chandigarh: Government Home Science College observed Poshan Maah as declared by Hon’ble Prime Minister considering the importance of nutrition during various stages of life cycle. The theme of the event was ‘Ensuring Focused interventions during the first 1000 days of the child: Better Child Health’.
As the first part of the ongoing celebrations, a demonstration and a quiz was organized. Both these activities were conducted on 50 women from villages adjoining Chandigarh. Low cost nutritious recipes were included were for all age groups such as infants, preschoolers, adolescents, pregnancy and lactation. Few of the recipes demonstrated to the participants included Palak Halwa, Spinach Rolls, Multi-grain Nutritious Momos, Soya Cutlets popular amongst both adults and adolescents age groups. Various variations were also demonstrated. Weaning foods such as Ghia and Pumpkin Soups were also included in demonstration. All the recipes were highly appreciated by the participants.
To generate awareness a Quiz on the theme ‘Better Child Health’ was organized. The participants actively participated and gained knowledge on this theme. The activities were organized under the guidance and directions of Prof. Sudha Katyal, Principal of the college.
