Why do you need to revive ‘traditional’ Nepali food? How can you do it?

Sushma Bhandari of Syuchatar, Kathmandu, is a working mother. She usually sends packaged foods like biscuits, cakes, and instant noodles as tiffin for her seven-year-old son. “Due to my busy schedule, I rarely have some time to cook something homely for my son as tiffin. With packaged food, my son’s tiffin is ready in no time,” she says, claiming her son is fond of such readymade food.

Observing such trends, nutritionist and public health expert Dr Aruna Uprety comments, “Nowadays, people have been taking our traditional healthy food and food culture for granted and have been consuming a lot of junk food on a daily basis, especially as snacks. They are unaware of their cons in the long run.”