Nutrition education is a planned process of providing individuals, families, and communities with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and motivation required to choose and consume an adequate and balanced diet. It helps people understand the relationship between food, nutrition, health, growth, development, and disease prevention. Nutrition education is an important component of community health because nutritional problems are influenced not only by the availability of food but also by food habits, cultural practices, economic conditions, beliefs, and knowledge. Nutrition education enables people to make appropriate decisions regarding food selection, preparation, cooking, storage, and consumption. It does not merely provide information about nutrients; it encourages desirable changes in dietary behaviour and develops the capacity to apply nutritional knowledge in everyday life. It should be practical, culturally appropriate, affordable, and suited to the age, educational level, socioeconomic condition, and health needs of the target population. The major purposes of nutrition education are as follows: 1. To increase nutritional knowledge: It provides basic knowledge about nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, and water, along with their functions and food sources. 2.