No junk food sale in Maharashtra school canteens

Mumbai: Vegetable khicdi, Rajma-rice and idli-vada will be among the dishes that will replace pizza, noodles and pastries in school canteens across Maharashtra as the state government has banned sale of junk food in school cafeterias. A Government Resolution listed 12...

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By Nagpur Today On Saturday, March 18th, 2017

‘Aharveda’ – not a diet, but a way of life which could save your life!

Nagpur: "No milk. No curds. No sugar. No oil. And no wheat, bajra or jowar either...absolutely no maida, no butter, cream, cheese, eggs or non veg." "After I finish giving these 'commands' all my listeners want to run for their lives!...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, December 16th, 2016

Haldiram’s exciting voyage of this food festival halts at Gujarat’s Ras Ranjan

Nagpur: Haldiram Thaat Baat’s annual Thali Festival ‘India-in-a-Thali Festival 2016’ is making Nagpurians drool over select regional delicacies with its exquisite preparations. The overwhelming response of Maharashtra’s “Peshwai Thaat” was welcomed and loved by Nagpurians. The journey now halts at...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, December 1st, 2016

Lip-smacking Mediterranean delicacies to feature in the Tandoori Nights food festival

The organizing team Media Head Manish Kubde, Event Head Shubham Dharmare, Food and Service Head Harvindar Singh, Executive Chef Sumit Pathak, Sponsorship Head Prathamesh Mugali, Decoration Head Pranay Nagpur: Finally the much awaited food-festival Tandoori Nights is slated to be...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Hot South Indian breakfast at your door – via Gopal Nagar

A deep, repeatedly sounding horn wakes up many of us every morning. The sound curiously penetrates right to our stomachs goading us to wake up and eat!! Food is here... Suresh, originally from Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, the 6th biggest town of the...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, July 4th, 2016

Sardar who invented Pav Bhaji 50 years ago

Mumbai/Nagpur: It had to happen in Tardeo in Mumbai, very close to Crawford market and the suburb that housed many Textile mills and therefore was always abuzz with mill workers. Mills worked round the clock, and whenever a shift got...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, June 9th, 2016

Four dietary changes to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes

The key to preventing type 2 diabetes is to stay lean and stay active. To stay lean you need to make changes to your current diet. Making a few dietary changes can dramatically lower the chances of you developing type...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, May 23rd, 2016

CSE Study: Breads, buns may contain cancer-causing chemicals

Representational pic New Delhi/Nagpur: More than 80% of 38 popular brands of breads, buns and ready-to-eat burger and pizza tested positive for potassium bromate and iodate, a study by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says. The first of the two...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, April 25th, 2016

Eating Safe Food is in your control…

Nagpur: The major reason for foodborne illnesses like food poisoning and food infections; is the presence and growth of harmful bacteria in food. The microbes be it bacteria, virus, mould or fungus; thrive on food itself and can make the...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, April 4th, 2016

Food Safety: Is it your concern???

Dr. Asmita Thaokar, (M Sc, M Phil, Ph D) (Food & Nutrition) Nagpur: Food poisoning is a regular and frequent feature of daily news. It is read and forgotten by readers most of the time blaming the system rather than...