New delhi sources stated that from uttapam to sprouted dal parantha a book by UNICEF tells how to tackle problems of underweight, obesity and anaemia among children by consuming nutritious food that costs less than Rs 20. Meanwhile the book has been based on the findings of the Comprehensive National Nutrition survey 2016-18 which found that 35% of children under five are stunted, 17% are wasted and 33% are underweight.
Furthermore it also found that anaemia affects 40% of adolescent girls and 18% of adolescent boys. Further the report also found that overweight and obesity increasingly begins in childhood with a growing threat of non-communicable diseases like diabetes (10 per cent) in school aged children and adolescents and the 28 page book lists out recipes of freshly prepared foods, also giving the cost of preparation of each of them.
Moreover apart from calorie count, the book gives detailed break up of protein, carbohydrate, fat, total fibre, iron, vitamin c and calcium content of the recipe UNICEF chief Henrietta H Fore said the booklet aims to tell people what is nutritious and in what amount. Perhaps the supplement book that comes along with the recipe book also talks about causes and consequences of underweight, obesity and anaemia on the health of children.
