PoshanKhaga · Class 6-8
Front-of-pack label: 2 second mein sahi chunaav
Dukaan par tum ek packet uthaane mein kitna samay lagate ho — aur us samay mein peeche ki table kaun padhta hai?
Socho pehle… phir dekho jawab
Lagbhag koi nahi! Isliye front-of-pack labelling ka idea hai: zaroori poshan-signal packet ke saamne, seedha aankhon ke saamne — taaki 2 second mein samajh aa jaaye.
HFSS matlab 'high in fat, salt and sugar' — jin khaano mein fat, namak ya cheeni zyada ho. Aise khaane roz aur zyada lene ko lambe samay mein non-communicable diseases (NCDs — jo ek se doosre ko nahi phailti) jaise diabetes, high blood pressure aur dil ki bimariyon se joda jaata hai. Isliye saaf signal zaroori hai.
Do tarah ke label: (1) Warning label — sirf wahi nutrient flag karta hai jo hadd paar kare (jaise Chile ke kaale octagon, ya FSSAI ka proposed laal hexagon). (2) Rating label — poore product ko ek score ya star deta hai. Rating mein ek meetha product bhi thoda fibre ya protein daal ke achha score le sakta hai; warning ko is tarah 'game' karna mushkil hai.
Tumhara superpower: saamne ka label + peeche ki table + ingredients list. Aur sabse aasaan niyam: jo cheez ghar mein banti hai — ragi laddoo, bhuna chana, sattu ka sharbat, chhachh — uska label tum khud ho!
Ghar pe try karo
Ghar ke 3 packet lo. Har ek ke liye likho: ingredients mein pehla naam, per 100 g cheeni, per 100 g sodium. Phir khud ka ek 'front label' design karo — tum saamne kaunsa ek nishaan lagaoge?
Wow!
Chile jaise deshon mein packet ke saamne kaala octagon aata hai — bilkul 'STOP' wale traffic sign jaisa!
3 sawaal
- HFSS ka matlab kya hai?
Jawab dekho
High in fat, salt and sugar. HFSS = high in fat, salt and sugar.
- Warning label kya karta hai?
Jawab dekho
Sirf hadd paar karne wale nutrient ko flag karta hai. Warning label sirf us nutrient ko flag karta hai jo hadd paar kare.
- Rating label ki ek kami kya hai?
Jawab dekho
Meetha product bhi fibre/protein daal ke achha score le sakta hai. Rating mein achhe nutrients bure nutrient ko 'chhupa' sakte hain.
NCERT se jodo: NCERT Class 6 Science — components of food (poshak tatva)