Table 6 Prices of available foods and beverages (packed and unpacked) inside and outside schools and colleges
Colour coding categorization for foods and beveragesa | Prices in INR (USD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Schools N = 9 | Colleges N = 4 | ||
Food items (unpacked, in canteen) | |||
Green | Cereal and pulse combos (beans curry with rice/chickpeas curry with rice), vegetable sandwiches, fermented items (rice and pulse steamed cakes), fruits and vegetables, flat bread with boiled chickpea salad | 15–35 (0.20–0.46) | 20–60 (0.26–0.80) |
 Yellow | Milk ice-creams | 20–25 (0.26–0.33) | 20–55 (0.26–0.73) |
Red | Samosa (fried pastry), Vegetable puffs, candies, chocolates, cookies, instant noodles, burgers, french fries, bread fritters, chips, cookies, sugar balls, candy floss, fried snacks | 5–15 (0.06–0.20 | 10–50 (0.13–0.66) |
Beverages (unpacked, in canteen) | |||
Green | Coconut water, fresh fruit juice, lemonade without sugar | 10–40 (0.13–0.53) | 20–45 (0.26–0.60) |
 Yellow | Flavoured milk | 15–20 (0.20–0.26) | 25–35 (0.33–0.46) |
Red | Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (carbonated) | 15–25 (0.20–0.33) | 20–35 (0.26–0.46) |
Red | Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (non-carbonated, Fruit juices with sugar) | 10–35 (0.13–0.46) | 15–25 (0.20–0.33 |
Food items (Packed and unpacked, outside schools and colleges through vendors) | |||
Green | Matra kulcha (Flat Breads with boiled chickpea salad) | 25–60 (0.33–0.79) | 35–60 (0.46–0.79) |
 Yellow | Ice-creams (Milk based) | 20–55 (0.26–0.73) | 20–55 (0.26–0.73) |
Red | Fried snacks with potato curry, sugar balls, instant noodles, candy floss, salted savoury snacks, cookies, chips, ice-creams (ice candies) | 5–25 (0.06–0.33) | 10–25 (0.13–0.33) |
Beverages (Packed and unpacked, outside schools and colleges through vendors) | |||
 Yellow | Tea | 10 (0.13) | 10 (0.13) |
Red | Sugar Sweetened Beverages (Carbonated) | 20–35 (0.26–0.46) | 15–35 (0.20–0.46) |