Tura, Sep 14: The Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Community Science, CAU, Tura on Wednesday, organized a food festival under the theme ‘Healthy Diet for All’ as part of the National Nutrition Month celebration.
The message sent across through the festival was that healthy food does not necessarily mean expensive and unpalatable food.
Local entrepreneurs, alumni and current students set up stalls to showcase nutritious items at affordable rates. Students from NEHU & ICFAI, Tura campus also attended the festival.
Dr Ivonne M Sangma, DMCH Officer declared the festival open and spoke on the importance of a balanced diet and daily exercise to keep non communicable diseases at bay.
The College also organized a mini exhibition at the Tura Super Market to showcase low cost nutritious recipes to the public wherein the recipes and the food products were made available to the public.