The traditional Indian thali, long overlooked in favour of fad diets and imported superfoods, is being re-evaluated as a model of balanced nutrition. Researchers from NIN, FSSAI, and PHFI are promoting its inherent design through the ‘Let’s Fix Our Food’ initiative.

Hyderabad: Forget the complicated diet charts, imported superfoods, and fleeting fad diets. The secret to perfect nutrition doesn’t come from a hi-tech lab, but from grandmother’s kitchen, the traditional Indian thali.

Often sidelined or taken for granted, the perfectly designed thali is far more than just delicious, as it offers a balanced nutritional diet that checks all the right nutrient boxes.

With energy-giving cereals, protein-packed dals, and immunity-boosting fruits and veggies, every thali literally functions as a

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