Avoid adding sugar or jaggery to Amrutham Nutrimix when cooking: WCD

The Women and Child Development department has issued a strict advisory against addition of sugar or jaggery to Amrutham Nutrimix when using it to make dishes for children at home. Amrutham Nutrimix is a low-cost food supplement produced by Kudumbashree units on the basis of a formulation developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CPCRI), Kasaragod. It is distributed as a take-home ration through anganwadis to children aged six months to three years across the State.

Developed to meet children’s daily requirements of calorie and protein, the Amrutham Nutrimix comprises 45% wheat, 20% sugar, 10% soyabean, 10% peanuts, 15% Bengal gram ( kadala parippu or chana dal ). The nutrition officer in the State has underscored the need to ensure healthy practices in homes when using the Nutrimix since it already contains 20% sugar.