Department of Foods and Nutrition

The PG and Research department of Foods and Nutrition was established during the year 1996, with the aim of providing higher education for rural students. It has stepped into the 25^thyear.

Research programmes M.Phil and Ph.D in Foods and Nutrition was introduced in the year 2005 and 2009 respectively. The department has well equipped research laboratory and eminent academicians to its credit.

Department Activities

Guest Lecture

S.NO.	Date	Programme/workshop/conference/Lab visit/	Title of the programme	Name & Designation of the resource person /guest speaker
1.	25.02.2017	Guest Lecture	Prospects of Organic Farming	Mrs.S.Ranganayaki M.Sc(Agri), Assistant Director of Agriculture, Chennimalai.
2.	23.02.2018	Guest Lecture	Trends in Clinical Nutrition	Dr.K.Kanjana, HOD of Clinical Nutrition, P.S.G. College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore.
3.	11.09.2018	Guest Lecture	“Perspectives of Nutrition”	Mrs.A.T.Shanthi Cauvery, Proprietor, Elite Diet Studio, ECR, Chennai-41
4.	24.09.2019	Food Mela	Nutri Utsav 2K19 inaugurated by Thiru.S.D.Chandrasekar, Secretary, VCW	–
5.	18.07.2019	Special Training Programme	Skills on production of Bakery products	Dr.A.Akilandeswari, Assistant Professor/ Manager, Rural women Technology Park, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore and Vellalar College for Women, Erode

Association competitions

S.NO.	Date	Programme/workshop/conference/Lab visit/	Title of the programme	Name & Designation of the resource person /guest speaker
1.	02.02.2017	Association competitions	i) Vegetable carving, ii) Cooking competition – Utilization of underexploited fruits & vegetables	–
2.	24.08.2017	Nutrition week celebrations	Competitions 1. Connections, 2. Quiz	–
3.	01.02.2018	Association competitions	Competitions 1. Cooking Contest, 2. Connections	–
4.	05.02.2019	Association competitions	Cookery Competition – “Recipes using Egg ( Ova Delight )	–
4.	05.02.2019	Association competitions	Quiz / Connections	–
5.	05.09.2019	Association competitions	Cookery Competition – “Recipes using Mushroom”	–
6.	06.09.2019	Association competitions	Quiz	–
7.	13.09.2021 to 15.09.2021	National Nutrition month Celebration-Inter Collegiate Competitions- Personalize Your Plate	–	–

Extension Activity

S.NO.	Date	Programme/workshop/conference/Lab visit/	Title of the programme	Name & Designation of the resource person /guest speaker
1.	05.08.2016	Extension Activity	World Breastfeeding Week Celebration	I & II M.Sc. Students ( Beneficiaries – around 100 final year PG students of Commerce and Library Science)
2.	04.01.2017	Extension Activity	Awareness Camp on Oral and Dental Hygiene	Dr.C.Sridhar, BDS, DPH, Community Dentist, Perundurai Medical College.(Benefeciaries -63 school children from Thindal high school, Thindal)
3.	11.08.2017	Extension Activity	Nutritional awareness and education on sanitation and hygiene, Ponampalayam, Erode	Around 60 community people and Govt. primary school children
4.	18.12. 2018 to 20.12.2018.	Training of Govt. school teachers under the Department of Education- Samagra Siksha.	“Enable Nutrition Health and Hygiene to the Women”	Dr.P.Indumathy, Associate Professor and Head, Dr.S.Ponne, Associate Professor and Dr.K.Kavitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Foods & Nutrition, VCW
5.	10.01.2019	School Students of Sri Aanoor Vidhyalaya, Mettupalayam, Muthur.	Health and Nutrition	Dr.P.Indumathy, Associate Professor and Head, Dr.S.Ponne, Associate Professor
6.	29.01.2019	UG Nutrition and Dietetics students of Sri Sakthikailash College for women, Salem.	Functional Foods and Health	Dr.K.Kavitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Foods & Nutrition, VCW
7.	04.02.2019	UG students of Bharathidasan College of Arts and Science, Ellispettai, Erode.	Nutrition for Healthy Living	Dr.K.Kavitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Foods & Nutrition, VCW
8.	07.02.2019	UG students of VCW	Creation of Scientific awareness	Dr.S.Ponne, Associate Professor, Department of Foods & Nutrition, VCW
9.	04.05.2019	Awareness Programme	Health awareness programme for Anganwadi workers, Perundurai Block	Dr.K.Kavitha, Assistant Professor, Department of Foods & Nutrition, VCW
10.	22.05.2019	Awareness Programme	Health awareness programme for Anganwadi workers, Perundurai Block	Dr.P.Indumathy, Associate Professor and Head, Dr.S.Ponne, Associate Professor Department of Foods & Nutrition, VCW
11.	14.10.2019	Awareness Programme	Awareness programme on Child injuries for Anganwadi Workers and Community women at Perundurai	Dr.S.Bhoopathy, MD,DNB,MRCPCH,MNAMS, Neonatologist/Intensivist,Erode Emergency Care Hospital,Erode

In-house Training

S.NO.	Date	Programme/workshop/conference/Lab visit/	Title of the programme	Name & Designation of the resource person /guest speaker
2.	19/09/2016 to 23/09/2016	Short term training programme	Fruit and Vegetable Preservation and Nutrition	Mr.S.Neelakandan, Mr.A.Manoj Jebakumar and Mrs.S.Lalitha, Trainers, Community Food & Nutrition Extension Unit, Chennai.
3.	07/03/2022	Training	Bakery Training Program	Mrs. S.Selva Brindha, Proprietor, Selva’s Adumanai, Oddanchatram.

Seminars/Conferences/Workshops/Symposia/FDPorganized

Industrial Visit

S.NO.	Date	Programme/workshop/conference/Lab visit/	Title of the programme	Name & Designation of the resource person /guest speaker
1.	01.02.2017	Industrial Visit	Sakthi Fruit Products at Nasiyanoor	–
2.	17.07.2017	Exhibition	AgriIntex2017, CODISSIA, Coimbatore	I & II MSc. Students
3.	14.09.2017 & 15.09.2017	Study Tour	Coorg and Chikmangalur, Karnataka	Staffs and students of Foods & Nutrition

Funded Projects by Students

S.NO.	Department	Name of the Supervisor	Name of the Student	Name of the Student	Amount Sanctioned in Rs.	Funding Agency	Period of Project
1.	Foods & Nutrition	Dr.P.Indumathy	R.Priya II M.Sc. Foods and Nutrition	Anti-diabetic activity of Solanum Torvum berry (Sundakkai) extract and Standardization of recipes using Solanum Torvum berry powder	7,500	TamilNadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)	2018-2019
2.	Foods & Nutrition	Dr.P.Indumathy	K.Pavithra II M.Sc. Foods and Nutrition	Health Status of Institutionalized Postmenopausal Women in Erode District.	7,500	TamilNadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)	2019-2020

Webinars Organized

S.NO.	Date	Webinar	Title of the Programme	Resource Person
1.	01.08.2020 to 07.08.2020	World Breast Feeding Week- 2020 – an online outreach programme	Glorifying Breastfeeding	II M.Sc. F&N students and Ms.KAVITHA ARIVAZHAGAN, Consultant Dietitian, Founder of Grainy Foods, Salem
2./td>	10.09.2020	International webinar- in commemoration of National Nutrition Month – September 2020	Nutrition Support for Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 Disease	Ms.Gomathi Krishnan, Clinical Registered Dietitian (University of South Dakota), San Antonio Regional Hospital, Upland, San Bernardino County, California
3.	15.09.2020	Dept. of Foods and Nutrition and ICDS, Erode Urban, jointly organized a webinar to commemorate Rashtriya Poshan Maah Extension activity (2020)	Adolescent health is the key to healthy Nation	Mrs.A.Mohana Vidhya, Child Development Project Officer, Erode Urban
3.	15.09.2020	Dept. of Foods and Nutrition and ICDS, Erode Urban, jointly organized a webinar to commemorate Rashtriya Poshan Maah Extension activity (2020)	Adolescent health is the key to healthy Nation	Mrs.A.Mohana Vidhya, Child Development Project Officer, Erode Urban
4./td>	25.04.2022	webinar	Alumni Meeting – Live What you Love	Mrs.G.Priya Navin, Chairperson, Yi Erode Chapter

Department Highlights

Launch of You tube and Blog in commemoration of 25th year of Foods and Nutrition department.

Student Achievements

II M.Sc. Foods & Nutrition student, B.Ilakkiya received Veeramangai Velunachiyyar award-2020 from NGO- Manavar Seyarkalam, Karaikudi.
II M.Sc. Foods and Nutrition student – G.Vaishnavi and B.Ilakkiya received II and III Prize with cash prize for Oral Presentation in National conferences organized by Faculty of Biosciences, Dr.NGP College of Arts and Science College, Coimbatore on March 6th & 7th , 2020.

Staff Achievements

Dr.P.Indumathy – External member in Faculty Performance Evaluation Committee for B.Voc. programme in Food Science and Nutrition and Textiles and Apparel Design, Periyar University, Salem.
Dr.S.Ponne – Chief Editor of the Book namely Current Topic in Nutrition.
Dr.P.Indumathy – Member in BoS at Dr.NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
Dr.S.Ponne- Member in BoS at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

Best paper awards

Dr.P.Indumathy for oral paper presentation in International conferences organized by International Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 24.12.2013.
Dr.P.Indumathy IInd prize in Oral Presentation in National conferences organized by DR.N.G.P.Arts and Science College, Coimbatore on 17.08.2016.
Dr.K.Kavitha IIIrd prize in Oral Presentation in International conferences organized by Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Periyar University, Salem on Jan 4 & 5, 2018
Dr.K.Kavitha IIIrd prize in Oral Presentation in National conferences organized by Sri Sarada College for Women, Salem on 12.02.2018

Doing community based projects to identify nutritional deficiencies and providing interventions
Dr.P.Indumathy – member in the Inspection Commission for continuance of provisional affiliation for M.Sc. Food Science and Nutrition, Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
Dr.P.Indumathy – University Nominee in BOS at Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
Dr.P.Indumathy – Member in Doctoral Committee at Periyar University, Salem.
Dr.P.Indumathy – Member in the Inspection Commission for permanent increase in Ph.D strength in Foods and Nutrition, Dr.NGP Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
Dr.S.Ponne – Member in the Inspection Commission for permanent increase in Ph.D strength in Foods and Nutrition at RVS College, Sulur & Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.
Dr.P.Indumathy – University Nominee in BOS at RVS College, Coimbatore.
M.Sc. Foods and Nutrition students participated and won Overall championship in various competitions like Cookery, Quiz, Poster presentation, Carving and Miss. Nutrition held at SSM College of Arts and Science, Komarapalayam on 03.09.2019.
Thirteen students and faculty have cleared fssai – Basic Manufacturing Level 1 Training on Food Safety Supervisor.
Two Students were placed in ICDS under POSHAN ABHIYAAN scheme as block project assistants in Erode district and one student as district project assistant in Tirupur district.