Healthy School Meals

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

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

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

As nutritious food, we should include milk and eggs in children's school meals so that children can get complete nutritional food.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

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

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

The most nutritious locally edible forest food items should be included in PDF mid-day meals, and the government wants to promote their nutritional value for children.

— Laxmanlal

Egg and milk can be included in the food to provide nutritious meals to children in anganwadis and schools.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

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

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

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

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

— Padmini Bhoi

Include drumstick and spinach vegetable in the mid-day meal so that children's physical development will occur and they will get nutrition.

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Mukasim, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

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

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

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

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha

Balanced and nutritious food should be provided in ragi (marwa) flour to promote the mental and physical development of children.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Nutritious food should be used in children's meals, and they should be given eggs and lentil meals once a week so that children can become strong.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Bemetara, Chhattisgarh

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

Providing traditional food to school children in their mid-day meal will keep them healthy.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

Pulses, porridge, and milk are nutritious food for children, and the government should make these available to children at all times.

— Chanda

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

Children prefer local food. Nutritious food should be included in the mid-day meal based on availability.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

If children are given food like Kangu, Jannasua in school, their health will be good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

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

— Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

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

— Padmini Bhoi

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

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

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

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

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

— Kusha Mahakud

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

— Tankeswar Kumar

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

— Sunil oraon · Gumla, Jharkhand

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

Nutritious food should be given to local children.

— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Khilapadar, Rayagada, Odisha

If local food is provided to school children in their mid-day meal, their health will be good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

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

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

Local forest produce such as Kendu, Char, Jamun berries, Sarala leaves, and Mahul contain nutrients. To provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, traditional foods like millet porridge should be included in school mid-day meals. During festivals, do not include packaged food and food from markets/shops to offer to guests.

— DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

Nutritious food for children, such as Darua dal, is provided at school.

— Chanda

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