Wild Edibles & Healthy Eating

Locally, Collyria bhaji is the most nutritious wild food.

— Kachala Choudhary · SKIP NO LOCATION

Nutritious diet includes forest vegetables like Mocha Kolyar greens.

— Kachala Choudhary

Pigeon pea is the most nutritious forest food.

— Anita Punem

Kolyar bhaji is considered nutritious.

— Kachala Choudhary

The most nutritious food is chickpea greens and spinach greens.

— Chanda

Kolhar vegetable is more nutritious.

— Kachala Choudhary

Seiva bhaji is the most nutritious.

— Kachala Choudhary

Locally available Mahua forest food has the highest protein content.

— AbhiLL Ipsa

Here, dal rice, green vegetables, egg, and fish are among the most nutritious foods.

— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Chirounji and Amla pickles can be included among the most nutritious foods.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

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

Wild mushrooms have the highest nutritional value among local forest foods.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Kuwadya vegetable has the highest nutritional value.

— Kachala Choudhary

Kantola vegetable, which is very nutritious, is found in the forest of our village. It should be included and promoted in nutritional diets.

— Vijay kanesh · 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

Kulhar's vegetables are very good for the body.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

The most nutritious forest food is Kailari sago. Name: Gita Muduli, Village name: Dekra, Pedawada, Malkangiri.

— Trinath badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, 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

Nutritious food found in the forest: Mudhi saga, Chhati saga, Bhadbhadia saga, Koila saga, Munga saga, Ghumi saga, Tartha saga.

— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

The most nutritious local food items to be included in PDS and Mid-Day Meal are pulses, as they are an excellent source of protein, fiber, and essential minerals. Additionally, leafy green vegetables like spinach, and local seasonal fruits like guava, berries, and dates should also be included as they are rich in vitamins.

— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand

It would be good to serve millet food, which is the most nutritious forest food, for lunch.

— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, 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

The most nutritious wild food items are available here, but they are seasonal.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

The most nutritious diet is soybean and spinach pigeon pea lentil.

— Chanda

Nutritious diet from the forest: seasonal fruits, jamun, mahua, mango, charoli, jaggery, peanuts, and Shegaon vegetables.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Brundabati Saraf Most nutritious food - Millet, Maize, Gurji rice

— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Balangir, Odisha

The forest tribal food for the people, particularly the Madia's tiffin, provides truly vital and abundant nutrition for children as well.

— Padmini Bhoi

Fanjan greens, Panjaniyaan greens, and Vochhateen greens from the forest are beneficial for the body.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

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

The greens and spinach from the field, this food gives strength to our body.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

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

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

In our forest, fruits, roots, leaves, flowers, and leafy vegetables grow naturally. There are no chemicals in them, and they are completely nutritious. It would be good to serve them for lunch.

— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha

Forest yams contain the most nutritious food. It would be good if this is used in PDS and children's mid-day meals.

— Kunakanta Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, 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

Locally available food items that can be included as nutritious meals. Such as Tikhur, Kanda, Chironji, and Amla preserve.

— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh

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

Forest mushrooms contain nutrients.

— Kachala Choudhary