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    A dimension within Traditional School Nutrition

    Forest Foods in Schools

    This cluster highlights the role of forest products and traditional forest foods in enhancing child nutrition and food security through school meal programs.

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    ODISHA, INDIA92 voices MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA5 voices RAJASTHAN, INDIA3 voices JHARKHAND, INDIA2 voices CHHATTISGARH, INDIA1 voice

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    🌰 🎒 💪

    If forest-based foods like Mahua, Chironji, and Kendu were prepared and given to our school children in their Mid-Day Meal, it would be beneficial.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🏫 💪

    Including food items like mahua ladoo made from mahua found in our forests in the school's midday meal can provide nutritious food to children.

    — Anjana Khadia · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌰 🏫 💪

    If the nutritious 'char laddoo' made from Mahua found in our forests is included in the school's mid-day meal, children will be nourished.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌿 🏫 🍎

    Including Mahula laddus made from Mahula found in our forests in school's midday meals can provide nutritious food to children.

    — Anjana Khadia · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    Including ladoos made from Mahua, a food found in our forests, in the school's mid-day meal will be nutritious for children.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌸 🏛️ 🥣

    Among forest products, Mahua is also a nutritious food. It would be good if the government utilizes this Mahua in various ways and provides it in school mid-day meals.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 👧 🧠

    If we talk about the most nutritious food, if the government provides our forest products like Mahul, Char, and Kendu as food in MDM (Mid-Day Meal), then children will eat it and become intelligent.

    — Priti majhi

    🧒 🌳 🍽️

    If food made from mahua found in our forests and food from charla are included in the school's midday meal for children.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🏫 🍽️

    It would be appropriate if forest products like Mahua ladoo are prepared and served as part of the Mid-Day Meal in schools.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍲 🧒

    It would be good if forest products like Mahua, Chaar, and Kendu were included in the preparation of our children's Mid-Day Meal.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🤲 👧

    If the government distributes forest foods like Mahua, Kendu, and other such forest produce to children as PDS food.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍎 🧑‍🎓

    Forest produce fruits found in the forest like Kendu, Char, and Mahula contain abundant nutritious food. It would be good to include them in students' mid-day meals.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌳 🥣 🧠

    Speaking of the most nutritious food, if the government provides our forest products like Mahul, Char, Kendu, etc., as food in MDM (Mid-Day Meal), children will eat them and become intelligent/wise.

    — Priti majhi

    🏛️ 🌳 🧒

    If the government distributes forest foods like Mahua, Kendu, Chaar, etc. as PDS food to children.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍎 🍽️

    Forest fruits like Kendu, Char, and Mahul, found in the forest, contain abundant nutritious food. It would be good to include them in the mid-day meals of students.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    Forest fruits like Kendu, Char, and Mahul, found in the forest, are rich in nutrition. It would be beneficial to include them in students' midday meals.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌳 🍪 🏫

    If forest products, mahua mahua tea ladoo, are made during midday meals and given as MDM in schools.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍲 🧒

    It would be good if the government provides forest foods like Mahua, Chhar, and Kendu as food in the MDM (Mid-Day Meal scheme).

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍎 🧑‍🎓

    Forest-produced fruits like Kendu, Char, and Mahula, found in the forest, contain a large amount of nutritious food. It would be excellent to include these in students' midday meals.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌳 🥣 🍎

    In schools where midday meals are provided, if fodder from the forest is brought and made into laddus, nutritious food can be obtained.

    — Parikshit Majhi

    🏛️ 🌳 🍽️

    It would be good if the government provides forest foods like honey, Chaar, and Kendu as food in the midday meal.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🤲 🍲

    It would be good if forest products like Mahula, Char, and Kendu were provided in mid-day meals through PDS.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍽️ 👧

    Sir/Madam, if the food 'Charal' made from Mahua found in our forests is included in the school's midday meal for the children.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🧒 🍽️

    It would be beneficial if forest fruits, roots, Char, Dumer, and Kuddu fruits are given to school children as part of the midday meals provided in schools. Whatever term applies.

    — Parikshit Majhi · Balangir, Odisha

    🏫 🍎 💪

    If food made from Mahua is given in schools, children will be able to get nutritious food.

    — Anjana Khadia · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🍎 🤲 🧒

    It would be good if the government distributes the four valuable Kendu fruits found in the forest as food for children in areas where midday meals are not available.

    — Priti majhi

    🧒 🥣 💪

    Nutritious forest produce, such as millet, will be provided to children as part of their midday meals through the Public Distribution System.

    — Padmini Bhoi

    🧒 🌳 🏫

    Give children forest food or good food available from the forest in school.

    — Puspanjali Nag

    🎁 🌳 😋

    If the government provides forest food like honey and some other forest produce as part of the midday meal, it would be good.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 📦 🍽️

    It would be good if forest products like Mahul, Char, and Kendu are provided through the PDS system for mid-day meals.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    If forest foods like Char, Mahua, Kendu, Mango, and Jam are added to PDS and mid-day meals, consumers will get nutritious food.

    — RINA BEHERA · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🤲 🍚

    To include forest-based foods like Mahua ladoo, Char ladoo, Phuljhi, etc., in PDS and midday meals.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🎁 🧒

    It would be good if the government distributed the four Kendu, which are heroes and a food source in the forest, to children as supplementary food for their midday meals.

    — Priti majhi · SKIP NO LOCATION

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    Mahua flowers and other foods obtained from the forest are very nutritious. Therefore, it is appropriate to include these foods in PDS or mid-day meals.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 👶 🍽️

    Fruits obtained from the forest are also important for the physical and mental development of children and for providing nutrition; the government should include them as traditional food items in school mid-day meals.

    — Anil Pargi · Maliya Dokar, Banswara, Rajasthan

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    Tungemasha, potatoes, and Panikonda are all found in the forest. If Panikonda is included in PDS and mid-day meals, then children will remain healthy by getting nutritious food.

    — Basanti · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

    🌳 🍬 🍽️

    Request to the government: It would be good if forest products like Mahua, Char, Kendu, and Kaku were made into ladoos and provided in the BDS mid-day meal.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍬 👧

    Request to the government: It would be good if forest products like Mahul, Chara, Kina, and Kaku were made into ladoos and given in BDS midday meals.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 💪 👶

    Mahua is found in the forest, it is a very vitamin-rich food, it would be good to give this to children.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🍽️ ✨

    Should forest-based nutritious food from PDS be provided to children in mid-day meals or not? Yes, it should be. Ber (Indian jujube) and Tendu (Indian ebony) are available. And many other opportunities have arisen.

    — Jeevan Kumar

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    • Atmashakti Trust150 voices

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