India’s 2nd Eat Right Mela
What is Eat Right Mela?
The ‘Eat Right India’ movement was launched by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to usher in a ‘new food culture’ by nudging businesses and consumers to adopt safe, healthy and sustainable food practices and habits.
As part of the Eat Right India movement, the ‘Eat Right Mela’ was conceived to engage, excite and enable citizens to eat right through an info-tainment model.
Eat Right Melas have been envisioned for massive outreach to build awareness on safe food and healthy diets through an interactive and informative model. 2nd Eat Right Mela will be held during 25th – 29th December 2019 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
Registration:
To register please click on the “Book Now” section of Eat Right Mela website: https://eatrightindia.gov.in/EatRightMela/
What citizens can expect?
The Eat Right Mela is a complete food experience for the entire family. In addition to showcasing street foods from all over the country, it consists of entertaining yet informative activities such as food quizzes, talks by dieticians and nutritionists, live cooking demonstrations by chefs, discussions by leading food experts and exhibits on healthy eating along with a host of cultural performances such as street theatre, dances and so on. Key highlights of this year’s Eat Right Mela are as follows:
1. FSSAI Pavillion: A walkthrough of FSSAI’s latest innovations to upgrade the standard of food.
2. Healthy Diets Pavillion: An interactive exhibit provides information on healthy eating through interesting displays and games.
3. FSSAI Game Changers: Display of FSSAI’s latest initiatives on promoting safe, healthy and sustainable food.
4. Industry Innovators: Presentations by industry partners on their latest innovations to promote initiatives of Eat Right India
5. In Conversation: One-on-one conversations with celebrities in the world of food on the latest issues related to food.
6. Food Dialogue: Panel discussions with professionals in various areas of food and nutrition on healthy eating, especially for children, settings-based approach of Eat Right India
7. Food Quiz: Informative quiz for visitors on nutrition, food safety and adulteration with attractive prizes
8. Live Cooking Demos: Cooking demonstrations by renowned chefs on healthy and tasty recipes
9. Workshops: Training of Food Safety Mitras to facilitate the process of implementing food safety and hygiene standards in food businesses.
10. Performances: Street theatre by school and college students, dances, poetry recitals, skits by Mascots Master and Miss Sehat on food fundas and zumba for fitness.
Highlights from last year
The first National Eat Right Mela was held during 14th-16th December 2018 in New Delhi in partnership with the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), Delhi State Food Safety Department, NDMC, IGNCA (Ministry of Culture) and Tasting India Symposium FSSAI at IGNCA, India Gate, New Delhi.
Recognizing that street food vending is an important part of the country’s food system, the first National Eat Right Mela had successfully brought people together from all walks of life under a single roof to celebrate the diversity and flavours of Indian street food showcased by around 500 street food vendors from all parts of the country.” In its integrated avatar the ‘Eat Right Mela’ not only celebrated the Indian food culture but also promoted safe and healthy eating through various engaging activities.
This three-day Mela provided a complete food experience for the entire family; an opportunity to meet the visionary chefs, know about health and nutrition benefits of different types of food, including quick tests for adulterants, dietary advice by experts and more. As a part of the celebrations of 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth, there was a themed pavilion on ‘Gandhiji, his habits of food and his thoughts on food and nutrition as well.
A detailed report with all the highlights from the festival can be viewed at this link
https://fssai.gov.in/flipbook.php?bookid=326&doc2=0#book2/
The key highlights from last year’s Eat Right Mela can be visualised at the FSSAI’s You tube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=968Rr6_Rf6Q&t=327s
The schedule for this year’s Eat Right mela can be found at this link:
https://eatrightindia.gov.in/EatRightMela/
Picture gallery from last year event
Food Safety on Wheels
Unveiling Gandhi Pavilion
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