Millet for Child Health

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

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

Ragi became food in the forest. We provide ragi to children as a midday meal in schools, and through this, mothers' physical and mental developmental intelligence will grow.

— Padmini Bhoi

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

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

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

It would be good to provide millet-based food to school children for lunch.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, 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

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

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

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

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

— Padmini Bhoi

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

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

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

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

Children's health will improve if they are given local food for their midday meal in our school.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

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

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

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

Now, the 'Pita Kanda' (a type of yam) found in our Gandhamardhan hills, if brought and given to children along with nutritious food, it will be good for them.

— Prabhulal Saraf · Nandupāla, Balangir, Odisha

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

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

— Kusha Mahakud

Local forest produce, specifically Madia (finger millet), contains maximum nutrients and vitamins, which are beneficial for mental and physical health. The state government will include it in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) program in the coming days.

— Santosh Barik · Kalahandi, Odisha

If food like ragi, suva, and millet is given to school children for two days a week in their mid-day meal, their health will remain good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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

If traditional food is given as a midday meal to school children, they will maintain good health.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, 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

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

— Anjana Khadia · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

Providing millet-based food to children two days a week in their midday meal will keep them healthy.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

If school children are given foods like ragi, foxtail millet, pearl millet, and kodo millet three days a week, their health will be good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

If children in our school are provided with foods like ragi and jowar in their lunch twice a week, their health will improve.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

If children are given millet and tribal food two days a week in school midday meals, their health will remain good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

Providing traditional food twice a week to children in school's midday meal will improve their health.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

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

If traditional food is provided to children in our school, they will become healthy and strong.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha