Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, volume 20 issue 1 (march 2001) :

DIETARY PATTERN OF TRIBAL PREGNANT WOMEN OF DISTRICT BASTAR IN M.P.

Singh Rekha, Kwatra Asha
1Department of Foods and Nutrition CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004, India
  • Submitted|

  • First Online |

  • doi

Cite article:- Rekha Singh, Asha Kwatra (2024). DIETARY PATTERN OF TRIBAL PREGNANT WOMEN OF DISTRICT BASTAR IN M.P.. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. 20(1): . doi: .
The present study was conducted on 100 tribal pregnant women belonging to selected three blocks of district Bastar in Madhya Pradesh. The data on typical meal pattern, food intake frequency and food intake were collected. All tribal pregnant women surveyed were non-vegetarians and were consuming three meals a day. Intake of cereals were significantly higher than RDA. Intake of roots and tubers were almost similar to RDA, whereas intake of pulses, green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, fruits, fats and oils, milk and milk products, sugar and jaggery, meat, fish and eggs were lower than RDA among tribal pregnant women.

    Editorial Board

    View all (0)