Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2018)

Author(s):
Deeksha Naik and Kasturiba B

Abstract:
Nomads are the a group of communities who travel from place to place for their livelihood. They do not have a fix settlement. Study was conducted with an objective to know the food habits of nomadic tribes. Sample size of 30 families from 6 districts of North Karnataka have been taken. Information regarding food habits was collected by structured questionnaire. Majority of them were non vegetarian. Common breakfast foods were roti with sabji, paratha and poha. Cow milk, mashed rice, rava ganji with sugar and biscuit were the supplementary foods given to the child. The nomadic tribes follow an interesting food habits, they include a wide range of foods in their diet.