Every Year Nutrition week is celebrated in the month of September 2023. Nutrition week was celebrated by Food tech club of School of Applied and life Sciences (SALS), Uttaranchal University Dehradun. In the celebration different activities like quiz competition, poster making, awareness camp and Food Stall Competition were organized on 8 September 2023. The aim of the competition was to create awareness about the importance of nutrition in promoting health among students. The event also focused on underutilized nutria-cereals i.e. millets and their significance for the formulation of various value-added products.
The event started with the lamp lighting ceremony in the graceful presence of honorable Chancellor, Shri Jitender Joshi, Vice- Chancellor, Professor Dharam Buddhi, Dean Sciences, Prof Ajay Singh and Mr Yogesh Awasthi, Coordinator, Food Tech.
In the recipe competition a total of 24 teams participated from the different Schools/Colleges of the University. Various value-added food products namely; finger millet brownies, chaat, tikki, vegetable stuffed lollipop, barnyard pudding etc. were prepared by the participants which were also evaluated for their consumer acceptability and sensory properties by judges.
At the end of the event the participants were appreciated by all the dignitaries for their highly innovative recipe ideas and enthusiastic participation in the event followed by the prize distribution ceremony. On this occasion Dr M P Singh, Dean Agriculture, Dr Sonal, Dean USCS and other heads and faculty members were present.
