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    Millet in School Meals

    This theme explores the integration of millet and other healthy foods into school and midday meal programs for child nutrition.

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    Nearby, the main topics are centered on enhancing child nutrition. Many citizens highlight the current gap in providing adequately nutritious food for children's physical and mental development. A strong consensus suggests a proactive approach: integrate local, traditional, and nutrient-rich foods, particularly various millets like ragi, kodo, and kutki 🌾, along with pulses, leafy greens, and forest produce, into school midday meals and the Public Distribution System (PDS) 💡. These suggestions aim to ensure children receive balanced meals, improve their health, and revive indigenous food practices 🍎.

    Dominant Themes

    Millet and Traditional Grains Integration
    Child Nutrition Enhancement
    Midday Meal Program Improvement
    Public Distribution System (PDS) Inclusion
    Promotion of Local and Indigenous Foods

    Actionable Recommendations

    • 🌾 📚 📜Formulate a policy to mandatorily include a diverse range of millets (e.g., ragi, kodo, mandua) and other traditional grains in school midday meals and the Public Distribution System.
    • 🥕 🌳 🍲Expand the menu for school midday meals and PDS to incorporate nutrient-rich local produce such as indigenous pulses, leafy greens, and seasonal forest-based foods (e.g., Mahua, Kendu).
    • 🗓 ⚖ 💪Develop a weekly rotational menu for midday meals that features these nutritious additions at least two to three times a week, ensuring variety and consistent nutritional intake for children.

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    ODISHA, INDIA83 voices MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA13 voices CHHATTISGARH, INDIA5 voices JHARKHAND, INDIA4 voices RAJASTHAN, INDIA2 voices UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA1 voice

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    🧒 🥣 🧠

    To provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, ragi and mandua should be included in school midday meals.

    — Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

    🌾 🤲 💪

    Millet food should be included in PDS and mid-day meals.

    — Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

    🌾 🧒 💪

    It would be good to provide millet-based food to school children for lunch.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

    🧒 🥣 💪

    It would be good to provide food like millet (ragi) and pulses to school children twice a week during their midday meal.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🌾 🤲 💪

    Nutritious food items like ragi should be introduced in mid-day meals and PDS.

    — Sunil oraon · Gumla, Jharkhand

    🌾 🍽️ 👍

    Millet should be included in PDS and mid-day meals.

    — Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

    🧒 🌾 💪

    It would be good to give school children ragi and millet-based food two days a week in their midday meals.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha

    🌾 🍽️ 💪

    Millet food should be included in PDS and midday meals.

    — Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

    🧑‍🎓 🍽️ 💪

    If ragi, millet, drumstick leaves, and jute leaves were included in the school midday meal, it would provide more nutritious food to children.

    — Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌾 🧒 💪

    Millet is an indigenous food. If we provide millet to children as a midday meal in schools, their physical and mental wellbeing will improve.

    — Padmini Bhoi

    🌾 🧒 💪

    Millet is a nutritious and protein-rich food. We can provide millet to children in school midday meals because it is nutritious.

    — Padmini Bhoi

    🌾 👧 👍

    It would be good if foods like ragi, millet, and Sua are given to school children in the mid-day meal two days a week.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🧑‍🎓 🌾 🧠

    To provide maximum nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, finger millet will be included in school mid-day meals or traditional foods, followed by our various...

    — Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha

    🫘 🏫 💪

    Moong dal is a nutritious food, it should be included in school mid-day meals.

    — Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

    🧑‍🎓 🥣 🌾

    It would be good to provide millets like Suan, Mandia, Kangu, Bargudi Badi to school children for three days a week in their midday meals.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🥣 🏫 💪

    Moong dal is a nutritious food. It should be included in school mid-day meals.

    — Tankeswar Kumar

    🏫 🥣 💪

    If children in school are given millet and millet cakes daily as part of their midday meal, they will maintain their nutritional intake.

    — Bisendra Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha

    🍲 🏫 💪

    Mandua, a traditional food item, should be included in the Mid-Day Meal for the physical and mental development of children in schools.

    — Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

    🌾 🤲 💪

    It would be good to provide nutritious food like finger millet in meals.

    — PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha

    🌾 🍽️ 💪

    Our traditional nutritious food like kodo, kutki, maize, sorghum, wheat, etc., as khichdi and dalia should be given in mid-day meals, and it would be great if the government also includes such grains in PDS.

    — Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    🧒 🍎 😊

    It would be good to provide food to our children through mid-day meals at school.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha

    🏫 🥣 🌱

    To provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, ragi porridge, mandru, etc. are provided in the school's midday meal.

    — gobardhan pangi

    🏛️ ➕ 🌾

    The government should include millet in PDS or mid-day meals.

    — Kusha Mahakud

    🧒 🍲 ❤️

    It would be good to provide traditional food to school children in their mid-day meal.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🌾 🤲 🍽️

    Kodo, kutki, maize porridge, along with horse gram, moong, and rahat dal, should be given in mid-day meals and also included in the PDS.

    — Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

    👦 🍎 💪

    It would be good if nutritious food is given to school children in their mid-day meal.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

    🧑‍🍳 🍲 💪

    In the mid-day meal, our Anganwadi center should prepare and provide various items using kodo, ragi, and Guruji's food, so that children get their vitamins.

    — Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

    🌽 🥣 💪

    It would be beneficial if food items like corn and millet porridge are provided to school children for two days during the mid-day meal.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🌾 🧒 💪

    If food like ragi, suva, and millet is given to school children for two days a week in their mid-day meal, their health will remain good.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🌾 🧒 💪

    We request the government that if food made from millet is provided in school midday meals, children will remain healthy and strong.

    — NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN · Ampani, Kalahandi, Odisha

    🌾 🧒 🌱

    Hemant Sha village Nilaji: Forest-based millets and Gurji traditional food should be included in PDS and mid-day meals. This will help in the mental and physical development of children.

    — RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Jagānpadar, Nuapada, Odisha

    🌾 🍽️ 💪

    Millet and horse gram should be included in the midday meal.

    — Kachala Choudhary

    🏫 🌾 👍

    It would be good to provide millet-based meals twice a week for lunch at school.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🌾 🍽️ 💪

    The PDS midday meal provided millet as nutritious food for children to eat.

    — Kusha Mahakud

    🧒 🍲 💪

    It would be good to give traditional food to children in school. Midday meal.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

    🌱 🍽️ 💪

    The most nutritious locally available moong dal and urad dal should be included in PDS and mid-day meals.

    — AbhiLL Ipsa

    🧒 🍎 💪

    School children will have good health if nutritious food is provided in their midday meals.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

    🌾 🧒 💪

    Providing millet-based food to children two days a week in their midday meal will keep them healthy.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    👧 🌾 💪

    If children in our school are provided with foods like ragi and jowar in their lunch twice a week, their health will improve.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🥚 🧒 💪

    Eggs and milk should be included in mid-day meals so that children's nutritional needs can be met and they are fully included in the food items.

    — Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

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