A dimension within Promoting Child Wellness
This theme explores the importance of traditional foods and diet for child health, drawing insights from ancient texts.
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To keep children healthy, pigeon pea lentils and a good amount of spinach.
— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Milk, paneer, lentils for children's health.
— Chanda · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Children will remain healthy by eating spinach and goat's milk.
— Chanda · Baghauri, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If children are given food like Kangu, Jannasua in school, their health will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
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
It is nutritionally active from herbs. Feeding it can improve children's health.
— ANIL KUMAR · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
Usually, in Anganwadi centers at schools, children should generally be given fruits and various kinds of leafy vegetable preparations in the morning so that they can receive nutrients.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, 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
Herbal medicines and traditional food should be introduced for school children and in Anganwadis.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
If traditional food is given to children in midday meals, their health will remain good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
Milk, bread, and lentils are beneficial for keeping children healthy.
— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Providing traditional food to school children in their mid-day meal will keep them healthy.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
Giving millet and ragi-based food to school children twice a week will keep them healthy.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
Providing millet-based food to children two days a week in their midday meal will keep them healthy.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
Beetroot and spinach are nutritious food for children.
— Chanda
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
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 our children are given food, their health will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
If local food is provided to school children in their mid-day meal, their health will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
If traditional food is given as a midday meal to school children, they will maintain good health.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
If traditional food prescribed in ancient texts is given for two days, children's health will remain good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
School children will have good health if nutritious food is provided in their midday meals.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
Nutritious food for children is tur dal and goat's milk. Nutritious food for children is tur dal and goat's milk.
— Chanda
If traditional foods are given for lunch, children's health will be very good.
— Basanti · Nayagarh, Odisha
Respected Guruji, if this food is consumed, it will have a good effect on the physical and mental well-being of children.
— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Jagānpadar, Nuapada, Odisha
If rice gruel, potato, etc., are given to children, their weight will increase, and their health will be good.
— Basanti · Nayagarh, Odisha
If we give traditional food to school children for lunch, they will remain healthy.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
Providing traditional food twice a week to children in school's midday meal will improve their health.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
If children are given initial cooked food twice a week, their health will remain good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
By cultivating Raala, Bhaadi, Boti, Kutki, they should be included in children's nutritious diet.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Children's health will improve if they are given cereal-based food for their midday meal. Giving cereal-based food will maintain good health.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
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
Giving traditional food to school children for lunch will keep them healthy.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK
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
If traditional food is provided to children in our school, they will become healthy and strong.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
If children are given traditional cooked food two days a week, their health will remain good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
Nutritious food should be given to local children.
— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Khilapadar, Rayagada, Odisha
Egg and milk can be included in the food to provide nutritious meals to children in anganwadis and schools.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Sago, spinach juice, and goat's milk are nutritious food for children.
— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
By incorporating local, traditional grains like ragi and millet into school lunch programs, communities can significantly improve children's health and well-being.
By embracing our ancestral foods, language, and traditions, we can nourish our children and strengthen our community's identity and well-being.
We ensure our children's well-being and cultural continuity by teaching them about the forest's bounty and the richness of our ancestral language and traditions.
Our community advocates for the integration of traditional, locally sourced foods into public programs to nourish children and preserve cultural heritage for future generations.
