- Team TOI Plus
- TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Dec 14, 2025, 16:54 IST IST
India has largely beaten hunger, but not poor diet quality. CEEW data reveals how cereal-heavy, oil-rich home cooking delivers enough calories while quietly failing on protein quality, fibre and micronutrients critical for long-term health
India’s nutrition crisis is often blamed on fast food, packaged snacks or eating out, and not without reason. But the deeper problem, it turns out, lies elsewhere.
According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), 95% of all meals in India are still cooked and eaten at home. In effect, most Indians eat what is prepared, repeatedly, in household kitchens shaped by habit, affordability and routine.
