Category: December 2012

You are what you eat!

Reena Kurien

Home science is an optional subject offered only by the ICSE. But this subject can teach one about the importance of food and the importance of life. A teacher shares her experiences.

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Food as first principle

Vinita Mansata

Organic food, traditional eating habits and the long forgotten practices, we understand their importance and why we need to bring them back in a world that is becoming increasingly difficult to live in.

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Food additives and child health

Dr. V Sudershan Rao

One of the byproducts of modernity is that we are getting used to comforts and convenience. We no longer want to spend time even for our most basic need–food. With a lot of processed foods flooding the market, here is what you should watch out for.

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Selling obesity

Sinchana Appachoo

This is a debate that has played out in many countries in the world–junk food advertising and child health. With India following in the footsteps of America to becoming an obese nation it is time for us to join the debate as well and take some quick action.

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Eating to live or living to eat

Shweta Mahadevan

This is a debate that has played out in many countries in the world–junk food advertising and child health. With India following in the footsteps of America to becoming an obese nation it is time for us to join the debate as well and take some quick action.

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A for Apple, B for Banana, C for Carrot …!

Seetha Anand Vaidyam

It is important to give children the right eating habits from a young age if they are to follow it all though life. Here are things you should be aware of and tell young kids to get them to eat healthy and stay healthy.

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What’s cooking?

Sujata C

Food is very culture specific. Our food habits are largely a result of the community we belong to. Here is a pot pourri of foods consumed by different communities in the world, some of which are hard to digest!

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What's cooking?

Sujata C

Food is very culture specific. Our food habits are largely a result of the community we belong to. Here is a pot pourri of foods consumed by different communities in the world, some of which are hard to digest!

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