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    Forest & Child Nutrition

    This theme explores the role of forest foods and fruits like mahua in enhancing child nutrition and school meal programs.

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    In your area, there is a strong collective voice advocating for improved nutrition for children by integrating locally sourced forest produce into government feeding programs 💡. Many citizens highlight that traditional foods like Mahua, Kendu, Char, various leafy greens, and tubers are highly nutritious and readily available. The positive suggestion is to incorporate these vitamin-rich items into the Midday Meal (MDM) scheme and the Public Distribution System (PDS) to enhance children's physical and mental development 🍎. This approach would not only combat malnutrition but also promote local, indigenous food systems 🌳.

    Dominant Themes

    Inclusion of Forest Produce in Meals
    Children's Nutrition Enhancement
    Integration with Midday Meal (MDM) Scheme
    Utilization in Public Distribution System (PDS)
    Promotion of Traditional Local Foods

    Actionable Recommendations

    • 🏫 🍎 🌱Implement a pilot program to introduce selected, easily accessible, and highly nutritious forest produce into the Midday Meal scheme in schools.
    • 🛒 🌾 👪Explore avenues to integrate diverse forest-based traditional foods and millets into the Public Distribution System (PDS) to ensure wider nutritional access for families.
    • 🗣 👩 🏫Launch awareness campaigns to educate communities and school staff on the nutritional benefits and sustainable harvesting of local forest produce.

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    ODISHA, INDIA89 voices MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA6 voices RAJASTHAN, INDIA5 voices JHARKHAND, INDIA3 voices CHHATTISGARH, INDIA1 voice

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    🌳 🏫 💪

    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

    🌰 🏫 💪

    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 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

    🌳 🍎 🧑‍🎓

    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 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

    🌳 🍎 🍽️

    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

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    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

    🌸 🏛️ 🥣

    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

    🌳 🍎 🧑‍🎓

    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

    🌳 💪 👶

    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

    🌳 👧 🧠

    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

    🌳 🥣 🧠

    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

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    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

    🌳 🍲 🧒

    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

    🏫 🍎 💪

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

    — 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

    🌳 🏫 🍽️

    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

    🌸 🍎 👶

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

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

    🧒 🌳 🍽️

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

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🧒 🍽️

    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

    🧒 🌳 🏫

    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

    🌳 🤲 👧

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

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍽️ 💪

    Tungemasha, potatoes, and Panikonda are all found in the forest. If Panikonda is included in PDS and mid-day meals, then children will remain healthy by getting nutritious food.

    — Basanti · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

    🏛️ 🌳 🍽️

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

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🤲 🍲

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

    — Priti majhi

    🌿 🤲 💪

    The roots, herbs, and water chestnuts found in the forest are very vitamin-rich and nutritious foods. It would be good if these were provided in PDS and as midday meals for school children.

    — Sushama Digal · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha

    🏛️ 🌳 🧒

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

    — Priti majhi

    🌳 🍽️ 🧒

    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

    🌳 🤲 🍽️

    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

    🌳 🍽️ 👧

    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

    🍄 🏫 💪

    The aquatic plants, tubers, mushrooms, and all other forest products found in the forest are nutritious food. Therefore, if we can add this food to PDS and school mid-day meals, it would be very good.

    — Sushama Digal · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, 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

    🌳 👶 💪

    Mahul is found in the forest. If pitha made from mahul is given to children, their mental and physical health will remain good.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🧒 🥣 💪

    Nutritious forest produce, such as millet, will be provided to children as part of their midday meals through the Public Distribution System.

    — Padmini Bhoi

    🌳 🥣 🍎

    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

    🌳 📦 🍽️

    It would be good if forest products like Mahul, Char, and Kendu are provided through the PDS system for mid-day meals.

    — Priti majhi

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