A dimension within Healthy School Meals
Focuses on the importance of nutrition and healthy food options in schools for children's well-being.
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Overall Community Sentiment
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
If children are given food like Kangu, Jannasua in school, 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
Egg and milk can be included in the food to provide nutritious meals to children in anganwadis and schools.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
School children will have good health if nutritious food is provided in their midday meals.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
Pulses, porridge, and milk are nutritious food for children, and the government should make these available to children at all times.
— Chanda
It would be good if eggs and nutritious food are given to school children.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
Nutritious food should be given to local children.
— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Khilapadar, Rayagada, 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
It would be good to provide food to our children through mid-day meals at school.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
Milk, bread, and lentils are beneficial for keeping children healthy.
— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If local food is provided to school children in their mid-day meal, their health will be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, 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 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
It would be good if nutritious food is given to school children in their mid-day meal.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
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
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 traditional food is provided to children in our school, they will become healthy and strong.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
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
Milk, paneer, lentils for children's health.
— Chanda · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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 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
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
Children's health will improve if they are given local food for their midday meal in our school.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
If food made from Mahua is given in schools, children will be able to get nutritious food.
— Anjana Khadia · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
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
To keep children healthy, pigeon pea lentils and a good amount of spinach.
— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
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
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
Providing traditional food to school children in their mid-day meal will keep them healthy.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · 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
If traditional food is given as a midday meal to school children, they will maintain good health.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
It would be good to give traditional food to our school children.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha
Millet is a nutritious and protein-rich food. We can provide millet to children in school midday meals because it is nutritious.
— 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 give traditional food to children in school.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha
It would be good to provide traditional food to our school children in school.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Lobersing (Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement), Gajapati, 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
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.
Our community advocates for the integration of traditional, locally sourced foods into public programs to nourish children and preserve cultural heritage for future generations.
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.
