Creating awareness of our traditional food system among schoolchildren and motivating them to use it will help them lead a healthy life. Students and their parents should also be encouraged to have traditional food instead of junk food, according to Collector N. Venkatachalam.
Inaugurating the World Consumers’ Day celebrations here on Monday, he said that consumption of nutritious food was essential to keep youth mentally and physically well.
Organically grown vegetables and fruits were good for health, he advised.
Consumers should not be distracted by colourful advertisements.
They should check the quality of food and avoid purchasing packed food items without any required information on the pack. They should change the mindset that quality of high-priced products was good and quality of low-priced products was bad.
Later, he distributed certificates and mementoes to the best students and also coordinators of consumer forums.
