Hela Nutrition

Healthy foods with balanced nutrition for a better life is the latest trend in food consumption. Moving away from fast food culture and narrowing down to healthy traditional Sri Lankan dishes has been supported by traditional food parlor Hela Bojun operated by the Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka. In order to aware people towards calorie based healthy food intake and to design their food plate with Sri Lankan meals “Hela Nutrition” app is developed.
Customers who wish to consume a local diet can now easily chose what to purchase according to the calorie value of food items at “Hela Bojun” outlets through “Hela Nutrition” app. People can also see the nutrition profile of food items according to the serving size sold at Hela bojun giving insight of the food they consume. Popularizing more consumption of local food items also concerning on the nutritional aspects will inculcate healthy eating practices among the population.
Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project implemented by Ministry of Mahaweli development and Environment executed by Department of Agriculture developed “Hela Nutrition” app to move Sri Lankan population towards local food consumption and to gain a balanced healthy lifestyle.