A dimension within Healthy Food Staples
This theme focuses on the importance of nutrition, healthy eating, and incorporating local fruits and plants into one's diet.
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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
Moringa, rice and Chironji nuts, mango pickle, local rice, etc.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Wild edible foods: Tendu, Chironji, Amla, Ber, Almond.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Nutritious food items include almonds, chia seeds, and citrus fruits.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Here, dal rice, green vegetables, egg, and fish are among the most nutritious foods.
— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Nutritious diet from the forest: seasonal fruits, jamun, mahua, mango, charoli, jaggery, peanuts, and Shegaon vegetables.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Nutritious food items include almonds and citrus fruits.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Consuming Karela, Kotla, Sribala, Khadbus, and Dhavda provides many different benefits to our body.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Almonds and pickle are among many.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Pulses, millet, grains, and green leafy vegetables
— Maya kumari Damor
Chirounji and Amla pickles can be included among the most nutritious foods.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
Rice, lentils, fruit, flowers, etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Tendu, onion, bael fruit, bitter gourd.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Promoting beans, fruits, and leafy vegetables
— Sunita Kumari
The most nutritious forest foods are Kolyar Bhaji, Mokha Ki Bhaji, Segwa, etc.
— Kachala Choudhary
Honey, tea, coffee, milk, egg, vegetables, etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
Kiwi fruit, dragon fruit, coconut, moringa, etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Ragi, Foxtail Millet, Moong
— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, 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
Nutritious diet includes forest vegetables like Mocha Kolyar greens.
— Kachala Choudhary
Finger millet, black gram, green gram, etc.
— Abhimaneu Sabar
Nutritious food found in the forest: Mudhi saga, Chhati saga, Bhadbhadia saga, Koila saga, Munga saga, Ghumi saga, Tartha saga.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
Nutritious food is present in the manufactured products, and it is being used in school Anganwadi centers.
— Prameswar Rana
Amla, Chironji, Tendu, Mukaiya - these are wild food items that should be included in the midday meal.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Tamarind, mango, Indian blackberry, Jharkhala (a leafy green), Kumdiyan (a type of vegetable), various leafy greens, Vatasri (a leafy green), Spiny Gourd.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Lentils, vegetables, sweet potato, and cassava are beneficial.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
barley, jujube, peas, chickpeas, red lentils, bhatura, flaxseed, kodo millet, mijri
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Promote beans, fruit, and leafy vegetables.
— Sunita Kumari
Puwadiyan vegetable, Vochhanie vegetable, Kunjara
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Pulses, vegetables, sweet potato, and cassava are beneficial.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest products such as Jharakunduru, Pitalu Konda, and various other types of edible forest produce are available. These also serve as food for animals and birds, and consuming them provides nourishment.
— Anirudha Marai
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
Nutritious local tubers like Pitikanda, Charendakanda, and Naangalakanda, found in the forest, can be included in dishes.
— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha
In PDS midday meals, dal, egg, rice, and saga badi tarkari (curry with greens and lentil fritters) are being served. Additionally, various types of greens, including jungle greens and moringa greens, are also provided.
— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha
Amla pickle should be included in mid-day meals among local forest food items, and traditional produce like Kodo, Kutki, maize, and pulses like Kurthi, Moong, Chana, and Rahar should be included in PDS.
— Rupesh Maravi
Greens like Kilod, Panjaniya, Ragjari, etc.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Amla, Ber, Mukaiya, and papaya in schools for providing more nutrition to children.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
We can give fruits found in the forest like :- Tendu, Char, Aonla in our lunch.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Wheat, moong, millet, and corn – all these foods should be given because they contain a large amount of vitamins.
— Anirudha Marai · Sambalpur, Odisha
