While deep-fried snacks have all the time been well-liked amongst Indians for snacking, the ill-effects of consuming high-fat meals are elevating an alarm amongst health-conscious folks. AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) has had restricted choices of widespread fried snacks like samosa and kachori out there in its canteen, until now. The premier medical institute of India has now taken a aware choice of together with wholesome meals gadgets in its cafeteria and hostel mess. On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, AIIMS issued orders so as to add wholesome gadgets to the meals menus.  

AIIMS despatched a communication relating to the identical to the chairman of the Cafeteria Management Committee. AIIMS Director M Srinivas mentioned, «the existing menu of the cafeteria and hostel mess at the institute provides very limited and conventional food options like ‘samosa’, ‘kachori’ and bread ‘pakora’ which are considered unhealthy food items.» 

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The AIIMS canteen is about to serve wholesome meals like boiled egg, milk, sprouts, boiled chana, fruit salad, veg salad, contemporary uncut fruits and contemporary fruit juices together with microwavable ready-to-made meals gadgets requiring 2-3 minutes of cooking like ‘upma’, ‘poha’ and so forth (charges of the identical could also be mounted accordingly). 

Explaining the explanation behind taking the choice, the communication issued by the AIIMS mentioned, «The faculty, resident doctors, nursing officers and other staff members working at AIIMS, New Delhi are involved in patient care and require healthy food to build up and maintain their immunity.» 

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It has been directed to start out serving all of the wholesome meals gadgets within the Surgical block cafeteria, MCH block cafeteria and all different cafeterias inside seven days from the issuance of the letter.