If the Canteen/Hotel Owners and Lunch Pack suppliers can prepare Lunch Packs according to the module recently introduced by the Nutrition division of Ministry Of Health which recommends three quarters of the Rice Plate should be filled with vegetables /cereals and fish or poultry and only one quarter should be filled with Rice ,the price of a Lunch Pack can be reduced according to the President of Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association Dr.Renuka Jayathissa.Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association is due to meet Canteen Owners Unions next January to make them aware on preparing Lunch Packs according to the module introduced by the Health Ministry ,Dr.Jayathissa has stated.
If it succeeds the price of Lunch Packs can be reduced in near future she has said.
"At the moment People in our society getting used to eat more rice and less vegetables/cereals/fish and poultry products .To make people healthy they should be aware on the need of consuming little rice with more vegetables/cereals and also fruits " Dr.Jayathissa has stressed.
To spread the news on the newly introduced Rice Plate among public the Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association has planned to use Private Buses and Three Wheeler with the help of Private Bus/Three Wheeler owners she has further stated.
All Ceylon Canteen Owners Association has increased the price of a Lunch Pack by Rs.10 with effect from this week and stated that the decision has taken due to the escalating prices of Rice in local market.
