Appropriate Food items

Appropriate food items: Nuts and oil seed, whole grains, fruits, vegetables (especially carrot) and egg. Justification for selection: Nuts and oil seeds To supply more energy for growth and activity. Whole grains To meet the increased and demand for iron. Fruits It provide calcium, Iron ,Minerals, vitamin A and fat. Egg Quality protein. Carrot Vitamin A and antioxidants . A Day’s Menu: Early morning Milk. Break fast Idly and sambar. Mid Morning Apple Juice. Lunch Rice, dhal, egg fry, cabbage poriyal, curd. Evening Ground nut sundal, Fruit juice Dinner Appam, Kadalai curry and orange. Bed time Milk. Appropriate Food items: Whole grains, green leafy vegetables , sweets, fruit juices and milk. Justification for selection: Sweets : Energy dense food to support growth and activity. Fruit Juices : To provide vitamins, and minerals. Whole grains : Provides carbohydrate and protein. Greeny Vegetables : Provides iron, calcium, fibre. Milk : To provide quality protein. A Day’s Menu: Early Morning Tea Breakfast Tomato uthappam with chutney. Midmorning Samosa and fruit juices Lunch Rice, Chicken gravy, fish fry, vegetable salad. Evening Tea Sweet bonda or bengal gram sweet and tea. Dinner Naan, palak paneer, apple. Bed time Milk. Recipe for Bengal gram sweet Ingredients Quantity Roasted Bengal gram flour 1cup Ghee 1cup Milk 1cup Coconut scraping - 1cup Sugar 1cup Method: Mix all ingredients well to avoid lump formation. Cook in low fire with constant stirring. cook until it does not stick to the pan. Pour this mixture on to a greased plate. Allow is to cool and cut into diamond slabs and serve. Discussion: Apperance very attractive Taste very good Texture soft in nature Flavour very good Acceptability - liked by everyone. Nutritive value calculation for Bengal gram sweet