Malnutrition Irractication Project Ladoo

Malnutrition in Konkan is a social disease, which can easily be treated with proper nutrition. Konkan is Geographically located in mountainous terrain with poor soil quality, and has extreme hot & humid weather .This has led to extensive nutrition amongst the population. To build a strong, positive & capable society, it was necessary to break this vicious cycle of malnutrition. And with this objective, the hospital decided to increase awareness of nutrition and developed a ‘Ladoo’ (a nutritious delicacy prepared from nuts, honey, dry dates, saffron, milk powder, jaggery, local whole grains and some natural herbs such as ‘Ashwagandha’, ‘Shatavari’, ‘pimpli’, ‘sunth’, ‘ahliv’ etc.).

They contain 5% Iron, 84% Calcium, 68% Carbohydrates & 10% Proteins and other vitamins. Ladoos are distributed every week to anganwadi children for free in all villages. Each person receives 2-3 ladoos for each day for a period of one year. Regular consumption of these ladoos has shown remarkable improvements in weight and Haemoglobin content in the blood of the children.