Traditional Food & Wellness

In the past, people used to boil and eat mahua from the village, which contained vitamins. Even now, if mahua is boiled and eaten, it will still be beneficial.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

Now, villagers find remedies for their illnesses from jungle herbs, which they also consume, and these are very beneficial for their health.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

They bring herbs from the forest, make them into a powder, and use them for health, which is very beneficial.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

We used to eat Mahua before, all kinds of Mahua, Rama Mahua. Because we ate all that, our body used to stay well. If you eat that, you too will stay well again.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

Mahua oil has vitamins and if you make and eat Mahua ladoo, the body remains healthy and good.

— Gitanjali Bhoi

We used to boil mahua and eat its cooked flowers, and our health remained good. Even now, if we could prepare and eat it, we would be healthy.

— Gitanjali Bhoi

The drumstick plant is beneficial for us.

— Sunita Kumari

Mahua is one of the most nutritious food items, which is very beneficial for our health. Along with this, coarse grains (millets) are also beneficial for health. They should be included. PDS.

— संगीता मीणा · Metali, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Consuming Mahua dolly fruit oil is beneficial for the body.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Regarding certain points, this is the good health one achieves by consuming Mahua oil.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Eating boiled Mahul (mahua flowers) or ladoos made from them will keep your body healthy and cure anemia.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

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

Consuming Karela, Kotla, Sribala, Khadbus, and Dhavda provides many different benefits to our body.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

One should include Kuri, Bajri, Kodra, Bati, and Maal in vegetarian food items because they are natural remedies and beneficial for the body's health.

— संगीता मीणा · Dachki Jaswantpura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

In our region, seasonal produce such as grains, pulses, spinach, and green leafy vegetables have been part of our diet, which promotes nutrition, good digestion, and immunity.

— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Mahua has good vitamins; it will be beneficial if eaten after cooking.

— Gitanjali Bhoi

If you prepare and eat kakara, latha, bhaja, ladu, and kake made from Mahul, your mental and physical health will remain good.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

Mahul is found in the forest. If pitha made from mahul is given to children, their mental and physical health will remain good.

— Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

Mahul, char, and sargi have a lot of vitamins. Our bodies used to stay healthy by eating them. It would be good if the government provides food to students.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

By bringing the greens found in the forest, powdering them, and including them in PDS, they can be used as nutritious food.

— sudhir gamanga · Birikota, Rayagada, Odisha

We get our nutritious diet from the forest, such as Mahua fruit Doli oil in the form of fat, Kodo, Bhaddi, Kulthia, Mahua flowers, Jamun, Mahua kheer, Bhaji, etc.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Our traditional food was powdered sag, jhadada sag, and ragi. We used to make sag from rice powder and eat it. Forest products like mushroom also need to be eaten in the same way. Health will be good.

— jitendra khila · kudumulugumma, Malkangiri, Odisha

In ancient times, people used to boil and eat Mahua. Mahua has many vitamins and is nutritious food. It would be good if it was given in schools.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

It is true that bringing vegetables and leafy greens from the forest provides nutritious food for a growing body.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Mahua is available in Amara. Previously, mahua cakes were cooked and eaten. It would be good to cook and eat them now too. Your body will remain healthy.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

In ancient times, people used to boil and eat Mahua, but it is not seen much nowadays. If people still boil and eat it, their bodies will remain healthy.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

The Mahua from our forest is very rich in vitamins and is given to children as food for their nourishment.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

Nutritious diet includes forest vegetables like Mocha Kolyar greens.

— Kachala Choudhary

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

Mahua has vitamins. People used to eat it boiled before, and it would be good to eat it boiled now.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

Eating charoli seeds has many benefits.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

This is nutritious food. Papaya vegetable, spinach greens, and drumstick vegetable are excellent. This will keep children healthy and strong.

— Chanda · Baghauri, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

There are vitamins in mahua. It tastes good if you make and eat idli from mahua.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha