Rice /Wheat or Ragi based Nutritious food are served in Anganwadi Centres and 500 plus calories energy is ensured in the beneficiary’s diet which contains enough carbohydrates, protein, fat and vegetable. Common menu applicable to all projects is prepared and food items are limited to 2-3 varieties.

                                     Nutrition food in AWC s

Sl. No.	Category of Menu	Ingredients	Rate (in Rs.)
			Normal Children (500 Cal)		Pregnant and Nursing Mother (600 Cal)		Underweight (800 Cal)
I	Main Meal		Quantity	Rate	Quantity	Rate	Quantity	Rate
a)	Pongal	Rice	50 gm	`. 0.30	60 gm	`.0.36	80 gm	`. 0.48
		Moong daal	25 gm	`. 1.90	30 gm	`.2.28	40 gm	`. 2.71
		Cooking oil	3 gm	`. 0.30	3.6 gm	`.0.36	4.8 gm	`. 0.48
		Jagarry	30 gm	`. 1.50	36 gm	`.1.80	48 gm	`.2.40
		Fuel		`. 1.00	-	`.1.00		`.1.00
		Transportation		`. 0.10	-	`.0.10		`. 0.10
	Morning Snacks
b)	Chatpatti	Mutter	50 gm	`. 1.70	60 gm	`.2.04	80 gm	`. 2.72
		Oil	3 gm	`. 0.30	4 gm	`.0.40	5 gm	`. 0.50
	Total			`.7.10		`.8.34		`. 10.39
II	Main Meal
a)	Kichadi	Mysore daal	25 gm	`.1.30	30 gm	`.1.56	40 gm	`.2.08
		Rice	50 gm	`. 0.28	60 gm	`.0.33	80 gm	`. 0.44
		Oil	5 gm	`. 0.475	6 gm	`.0.57	8 gm	`.0.76
		Arrar Daal	10 gm	`. 0.60	12 gm	`.0.72	16 gm	`.0.96
		Onion	5 gm	`. 0.14	6 gm	`.0.17	8 gm	`. 0.22
		Potato	10 gm	`. 0.16	12 gm	`.0.19	16 gm	`. 0.26
		Others:-
		Turmeric, cumin seed red chilly, mustard seed, salt, Detergent		`. 0.20	-	`.0.20	-	`.0.20
		Fuel		`. 1.00		`.1.00	-	`. 1.00
		Transportation		`.0.10		`.0.10		`.0.10
	Morning Snacks
b)	Greengram whole	Whole moong	30 gm	`.2.25	36 gm	`.2.70	48 gm	`.3.60
		Jagarry	15 gm	`. 0.60	18 gm	`.0.72	24 gm	`.0.96
	Total			`.7.105		`.8.26		`. 10.58
III	Main Meal
a)	Rajma rice	Rajma	30 gm	`. 2.40	36 gm	`.2.88	48 gm	`. 3.84
		Rice	60 gm	`. 0.34	72 gm	`.0.40	66 gm	`.0.37
		Oil	5 gm	`. 0.475	6 gm	`.0.57	8 gm	`. 0.76
		Others:-
		Turmeric, cumin seed red chilly, mustard seed, salt, Detergent		`. 0.20	-	`.0.20	-	`. 0.20
		Fuel		`.1.00	-	`.1.00	-	`.1.00
		Transportation		`. 0.10	-	`.0.10	-	`.0.10
b)	Morning Snacks						-
	Egg	Egg (weekly twice) Cal Value-173 k	Egg (weekly twice)	`. 5.00		`. 5.00	-	`. 5.00
	Total			`.9.50		`. 10.15		`. 11.27

           The main objective of the ICDS is reduction of prevalence of Mal Nutrition among Children and Women. This is being done by providing Supplementary Nutrition to the beneficiaries of Anganwadi Centres as hot cooked meal and Take Home Ration (THR) in the form of main meal is Pongal, Khichadi, Rajma Rice and morning snacks in the form of Chatpatti, Green gram whole and egg (twice a week). As per revised feeding norms an average of Rs. 8.50/- per normal children, Rs. 10.00/- pregnant and lactating mothers and Rs. 13.50/- for severely mal-nourished children has been sanctioned. The present status of Mal Nutrition is not alarming as compared to Main Land. The total calorific value provided to each category as follows.

        The status of Mal nutrition in this UT is: -
        Normal children below 6 years - 12748 (89.10%)
        Moderately underweight children - 1469 (10.27%)
        Severely underweight Children - 90 (0.63%)