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ABSTRACT Statement of the problem: "A Descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding antenatal diets among primigravida mothers residing in selected community area at Meerut." Nutritious diet is important for healthy pregnancy. Eating a healthy diet, balancing of carbohydrate, fats and proteins and fruits and vegetables ensures good health. "Healthy mothers and children are the real wealth of the society". (WHO) Physiology changes at pregnancy by aggrevated by under nutritional diet leading to nutrition deficiency state like anemia that can cause consequences both mothers and babies. Adequate nutritional diet before and during pregnancy hag greater potential for a long term health impacts Methodology: A Quantitative research approach and descriptive research design was used in this study. Sample size comprised of 60 primigravida mothers residing in selected community area at Meerut. The gathered data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result:The findings shows that out of total 60 samples 60(100%) samples were having ansignficant effect 21 (35%) having inadequate knowlwdge , 33(55%) were having moderate knowledge 06 (10%). It is shows that there is association between knowledge and attitude regarding antenatal diet with selected demographic variables. The Chi Square calculated value of educational status ( 25.1) is greater than table value (9.49 ) at 0.05% significance which indicates that there was an association between educational status and demographic variables. Other Chi Square calculated value of demographic variables was found smaller than Chi Square test value 0.05% of significance and shows that there was no significant association between the knowledge and attitude regarding antenatal diets among primigravida mothers residing in selected community area at Meerut. Conclusion: The study revealed that primigravida mothers residing in selected community area at meerutwere having moderate knowledge.Association between knowledge and attitude regarding antenatal diet with selected demographic variables.