A dimension within Public Food Programs
Information and promotion related to nutrition, healthy diets, and food education.
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Beans, fruit, and almonds should be promoted.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We need to promote nutrition.
— Anangaprabha Bhoi · Bangomunda, Balangir, Odisha
Promote beans, fruit, and leafy vegetables.
— Sunita Kumari
Promoting beans, fruits, and leafy vegetables
— Sunita Kumari
The government should promote the most nutritious foods easily available in our region, such as kodo, kutki, maize, along with tur dal, gram, and horse gram lentils, and include them in PDS and mid-day meals.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
If the government pays attention to nutritious food, it should focus on pulses, sesame, urad dal, and similar items, so that proper nutrition can be obtained.
— Ranu begam · Pamgarh, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
Moringa plants should be promoted.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The traditional nutritious food of our community like Kodo, Kutki, maize, sorghum, wheat, arhar, sesame, masoor, moong, chana, batla etc. should be included in PDS (Public Distribution System) and mid-day meals, and the government should promote them.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our most nutritious locally available food items, which should include wheat, maize, and pure fresh food, and be promoted by the government.
— Laxmanlal
We should establish a nutritional system to promote the food items that our ancestors collectively prepared.
— James Sabar · Khilamunda1, Rayagada, Odisha
While promoting our traditional grains, the government should also include them in PDS and mid-day meals.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Nutritious food items like ragi should be introduced in mid-day meals and PDS.
— Sunil oraon · Gumla, Jharkhand
Sorghum, millet, and maize should be promoted
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Every nutritious fruit, root, leaf, and vegetable from the forest should be promoted by the government.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, 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
Sorghum, pearl millet, and maize should be promoted.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our traditional crops like Kodo, Kutki, maize, Rahar, Kurthi, chickpeas, and other pulses should also be given in schools and Anganwadi centers under the Midday Meal Scheme, and they should also be promoted by the government.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
It would be good if the government promoted these most nutritious forest foods like bananas, karadi, and kandhamula in PDS (Public Distribution System) and mid-day meals.
— anita khora · Sutipadar, Koraput, Odisha
We can promote the forest-based nutritious food found on Amar's website to the government for programs like PDS midday meals.
— Kanaka Pradhan
Local forest food is available. It should be included through PDS and in meals, and the government should promote it.
— Laxmanlal
Other crops should be promoted.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
I request the government to promote pulse cultivation as much as possible and ensure it provides good nutrients.
— Ranu begam · Pamgarh, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
We should include regular nutritious food in our daily routine.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We can take apple and cucumber salad into schools as a food item and promote it.
— Maya kumari Damor
The government should promote laddoos made from Mahapul in the Public Distribution System (PDS) and mid-day meals.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
We want to promote urad cultivation.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The government should promote Maha Phool laddoos in midday meals.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Yes, our local foods like Kodo, Kutki, and wheat porridge should also be included in the midday meal, and the government should also promote similar food items.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Kodo, kutki, maize, and sorghum porridge, and also indigenous pulses, should be included in the midday meal, and it would be very good if the government promotes them.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
The local forest foods most crucial for tackling severe malnutrition are Charo, Kendu, and Pitalukanda, which should be promoted by the government by providing them in PDS and midday meals.
— Pankajini Chhatria
Our traditional crops like Kodo, Kutki, Maize, Jowar, Bajra, Kangni, Rahar, and Kurthi should be included in mid-day meals and the PDS, and if the government also promotes them, it can definitely happen.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Moringa plants grown from Moringa seeds should be promoted.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The govt should include green leaves, roots and millers can be introduced in PDS and MDM for better protein adding in infant food.
— Bindhani Bibhuti · Tamando, Khordha, Odisha
Pigeon pea cultivation should be promoted.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
It would be good to provide nutritious food like finger millet in meals.
— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha
Other crops should be promoted, and traditional farming should be promoted.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The most nutritious locally available moong dal and urad dal should be included in PDS and mid-day meals.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
The food department should inform the public about nutritious grains such as jowar, kodo, kutki, and bajra, which are gradually becoming less common but are highly beneficial for health.
— Jaysingh Barskar · Piparapura, Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh
We should use nutritious foods in our daily diet that are available locally.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Bread, employment, education, housing, and hospitals should be promoted.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, 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.

To preserve our health and culture, we advocate for the inclusion of native, nutritious grains in public food programs.

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 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.