Food & Nutrition:
The MDMs guidelines envisage providing cooked mid-day meal with 450 calories and 12 g of protein to every child at primary level and 700 calories and 20 g of protein at upper primary level.
This energy and protein requirement for a primary child comes from cooking 100 g of rice/flour, 20 g pulses and 50 g vegetables and 5 g oil, and for an upper primary child it comes from 150 g of rice/flour, 30 g of pulses and 75 g of vegetables and 7.5 g of oil.
The details of food grains and conversion cost given to primary and high schools students :
Sl no | Food grains (per Child / day) | 1-5 | 6-8 | 9-10 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantity (In Gms) |
Cost in (Rs) | Quantity (In Gms) |
Cost in (Rs) | Quantity (In Gms) |
Cost in (Rs) |
||
1 | Rice | 100 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
2 |
Dal |
20 |
1.71 |
30 |
2.53 |
30 |
2.53 |
3 |
Vegetables |
50 |
1.17 |
75 |
1.73 |
75 |
1.73 |
4 |
Oil |
05 |
0.36 |
7.5 |
0.57 |
7.5 |
0.57 |
5 |
D.F Salt |
02 |
0.02 |
4 |
0.04 |
4 |
0.04 |
6 |
Fuel |
- |
0.69 |
- |
1.03 |
- |
1.03 |
7 |
Condiments |
- |
0.18 |
- |
0.28 |
- |
0.28 |
|
Total |
|
4.13 |
|
6.18 |
|
6.18 |
Prescribed New Menu Chart :
Days |
Food List |
Vegetable Used for Sambar |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Monday | Rice Sambar | Palak and drumstick leaves and other leaves, Potato, Brinjal, Onion, Tomato, etc. vegetables |
|
Tuesday | Rice Sambar | White pumpkin, carrot, Beans, Cabbage, Beetroot, Tomato, etc. vegetables. | |
Wednesday | Rice Sambar | Drumstick, Potato , Onion, Tomato etc. | |
Thursday | Rice Sambar | Pumpkin, Bottle guard, cucumber, Ladies Finger, Radish, Ridge guard etc. | |
Friday | Bisibelebath | Beans, Turnip, Carrot, Capsicum, Onion, Tomato, Cereals. | |
Saturday | Food product from Wheat | Carrot, Beans, Cabbages, Onion, Dill greens and other cereals. |
Additional Nutrition.
Under Midday Meal Scheme vitamin tablets and WIFS tablets under NRHM scheme, will be distributed to the students from 1st to 10th standard studying in Government and Aided schools:
Tablets | Description | Quantities | Supplying Department |
---|---|---|---|
Vitamin A | 2 Lakh IU | 2 Tablets/year | Department of Public Instructions |
Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation (WIFS) |
45mg(Pink colour) |
One tablet per week on every Monday | Department of Health and Family Welfare |
Albendozal |
400mg | 2 Tablets/year | Department of Health and Family Welfare |