Progressive Research – An International Journal Society for Scientific Development Volume 12 (4) : 434-438, (2017) in Agriculture and Technology Print ISSN : 0973-6417, Online ISSN : 2454-6003 Meerut (U.P.) INDIA STUDY OF FOOD PAT TERN (PRE VI OUS AND CUR RENT PRAC TICES) DUR ING PREGNANCY AND LAC TA TION IN KUMAON RE GION OF UTTARAKHAND Savita Kumari1 and Kalpana Kulshrestha2 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur-843126, Bihar 2Col lege of Home Sci ence, Depart ment of Foods and Nutri tion, GBPUA&T Pantnagar E-mail :
[email protected]. ABSTRACT In order to know the trends of preferences and avoidances of foods during lactation and pregnancy a survey was conducted on 420 females of Uttarakhand ranging from 15-55 years and above age groups. There is a trend to include some foods as milk, dalia, fruits, panjiri, harela, masala etc as well as exclude some foods In urban area milk was previously used by 26% of lactating women whereas 32% were currently using milk. In case of rurals 28% were using it. A 21-23% lactating population was consuming halwa in both urban and rural area. In case of Panjiri (sweet dish prepared by from dry fruit, ghee and sugar) the consumption was previously among 29% in urban and 24% in rural population which decreased to 27% among current users of urban and increased in rural (33%). Currently 40% of urban lactating women were taking only plain chapatti with moong dal or plain vegetable (especially radish,potato) in addition to milk/ panjiri/ halwa. Currently 23.41% pregnant women of urban area and 20% of rural were using iron supplement whereas previously this was only among 10.24% in case of urban and 7% in rural.