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    Mahua & Child Health

    This theme explores the role of forest foods, including mahua, in school meals and its impact on child nutrition and health.

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    ODISHA, INDIA96 voices MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA3 voices RAJASTHAN, INDIA2 voices JHARKHAND, INDIA1 voice CHHATTISGARH, INDIA1 voice

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    🌰 🏫 💪

    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

    🌳 🏫 💪

    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

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    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

    🌿 🏫 🍎

    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

    🌰 🎒 💪

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

    — Anjana Khadia · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌸 🏛️ 🥣

    Among forest products, Mahua is also a nutritious food. It would be good if the government utilizes this Mahua in various ways and provides it in school mid-day meals.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🏫 🍽️

    It would be appropriate if forest products like Mahua ladoo are prepared and served as part of the Mid-Day Meal in schools.

    — Priti majhi

    🧒 🌳 🍽️

    If food made from mahua found in our forests and food from charla are included in the school's midday meal for children.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🍪 🏫

    If forest products, mahua mahua tea ladoo, are made during midday meals and given as MDM in schools.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍽️ 👧

    Sir/Madam, if the food 'Charal' made from Mahua found in our forests is included in the school's midday meal for the children.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 💪 👶

    Mahua is found in the forest, it is a very vitamin-rich food, it would be good to give this to children.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🏫 👍

    It would be good if food made from Mahua (Mahula) was given in our schools.

    — Anjana Khadia · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌸 🥣 👶

    It would be beneficial to give food items made from Mahua to pregnant women, children, and school children.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🍲 🧒

    It would be good if forest products like Mahua, Chaar, and Kendu were included in the preparation of our children's Mid-Day Meal.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍎 🧑‍🎓

    Forest produce fruits found in the forest like Kendu, Char, and Mahula contain abundant nutritious food. It would be good to include them in students' mid-day meals.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌳 🤲 👧

    If the government distributes forest foods like Mahua, Kendu, and other such forest produce to children as PDS food.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🥣 🍎

    In schools where midday meals are provided, if fodder from the forest is brought and made into laddus, nutritious food can be obtained.

    — Parikshit Majhi

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    Forest fruits like Kendu, Char, and Mahul, found in the forest, are rich in nutrition. It would be beneficial to include them in students' midday meals.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌳 🍎 🍽️

    Forest fruits like Kendu, Char, and Mahul, found in the forest, contain abundant nutritious food. It would be good to include them in the mid-day meals of students.

    — DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🏛️ 🌳 🧒

    If the government distributes forest foods like Mahua, Kendu, Chaar, etc. as PDS food to children.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍲 🧒

    It would be good if the government provides forest foods like Mahua, Chhar, and Kendu as food in the MDM (Mid-Day Meal scheme).

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 👧 🧠

    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

    🍎 🧒 💪

    Mahua fruit/extract contains vitamins. It would be beneficial if given to school children to eat and if one also consumes it.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    Mahua flowers and other foods obtained from the forest are very nutritious. Therefore, it is appropriate to include these foods in PDS or mid-day meals.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌸 🍎 👶

    The Mahua from our forest is very rich in vitamins and is given to children as food for their nourishment.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🍎 🧑‍🎓

    Forest-produced fruits like Kendu, Char, and Mahula, found in the forest, contain a large amount of nutritious food. It would be excellent to include these in students' midday meals.

    — Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha

    🌳 🧒 🍽️

    It would be beneficial if forest fruits, roots, Char, Dumer, and Kuddu fruits are given to school children as part of the midday meals provided in schools. Whatever term applies.

    — Parikshit Majhi · Balangir, 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

    🍎 🎁 🌱

    It would be good to give things made from Mahua to pregnant women and school children.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🤲 🍲

    It would be good if forest products like Mahula, Char, and Kendu were provided in mid-day meals through PDS.

    — Priti majhi

    🏛️ 🌳 🍽️

    It would be good if the government provides forest foods like honey, Chaar, and Kendu as food in the midday meal.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🤲 🍽️

    We can bring Mahula's char tendu from the forest and use it in food and also give it to children.

    — Anupama Mahanand · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🎁 🌳 😋

    If the government provides forest food like honey and some other forest produce as part of the midday meal, it would be good.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    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

    🧒 🌿 💪

    It would be good if food prepared with Kendu, Amla, Char, and Mahul is given to school children.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🌳 🤲 🍚

    To include forest-based foods like Mahua ladoo, Char ladoo, Phuljhi, etc., in PDS and midday meals.

    — Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🧒 🌳 🏫

    Give children forest food or good food available from the forest in school.

    — Puspanjali Nag

    🍎 🤲 🧒

    It would be good if the government distributes the four valuable Kendu fruits found in the forest as food for children in areas where midday meals are not available.

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍬 🍽️

    Request to the government: It would be good if forest products like Mahua, Char, Kendu, and Kaku were made into ladoos and provided in the BDS mid-day meal.

    — Priti majhi

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