By January next week, school children in India should be able to get a nutritious, tasty but affordable snacks such as 'chikies' or candies, according to Dr Manju Sharma. The nutritious packet has been developed by the DBT, the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) and the National Institute of Nutrition. This is just one of the instances of the DBT trying to develop cost effective nutritional food for the consumers.