title: Food expenditure pattern, storage practices, food fads and fallacies of seven villages of Guntur districts.
abstract: The present study was carried out to assess the food expenditure pattern, storage practices, Food fads, and fallacies of seven villages of Guntur districts. Expenditure on protective foods in Buddam village isn nil, due to which the preschool children are in Grade II and Grade III malnutrition. Introduction of weaning food to the children in all the villages is after 6 months. The most commonly used storage structure for paddy are gunny bag, puri and patra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foods & Nutrition, Post Graduate and Research Centre, A.P. Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khader
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D004033:Diet Fads; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal; D005502:Food / Q000191:economics*; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status