• Sneh Singh
• Dr. Ekta Singh Chauhan

Adolescence is the period of time where growth of an adolescent is at optimum level. During this phase of life span the diet plays an important role in their growth and development. Adolescent girls need more nutrients to meet their nutritional requirements. The healthy diet does not only affect adolescent’s physical and mental growth but also enhance their performances at sport activities and study. Millets now-a-days are in high demand on the aspect of their high nutritional value. Therefore, the main objectives of this study was to fulfilling the nutritional needs of adolescent girls to enhance their overall work performances. With the introduction of nutritious and healthy cookies which is made up of millets and other nutritive ingredients that helps in alleviating the problems of nutritional deficiencies. Three types of cookies were formulated incorporating composite flour of pearl millet, natural sweetener (jaggery) and agro-waste seed (muskmelon seeds). Seeds were used at different level, each in three variants (5,10,15%). There were variant A, B and C along with the standard. Composition of millet flour, seeds in all variants were different. Standard cookies were made up of wheat flour and sugar. Three groups were formed along with control group. Group A, B and C were supplemented by the variant A, B and C respectively. Control group was supplemented by standard cookies. Cookies were supplemented for 60 days. Group A showed significant results in comparison to other groups. Results concluded that variant A of millet based cookies are more nutritious and helps in improving work performance of adolescent girls.

Nutritional requirements, work performance, variants, composite flour, standard cookies

"Effect of millet based cookies incorporated with muskmelon seeds and jaggery on the work performance of adolescent girls", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.e121-e126, September-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309415.pdf

"Effect of millet based cookies incorporated with muskmelon seeds and jaggery on the work performance of adolescent girls", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no. ppe121-e126, September-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2309415.pdf