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    Mahua & Child Nutrition

    This theme explores the role of mahua fruit in nutrition, particularly for children and women, and its integration into school food programs.

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    In your area, citizens are overwhelmingly suggesting a powerful way to enhance public nutrition programs. There is a strong collective voice advocating for the integration of local, highly nutritious forest products like Mahua, Kendu, and Char, alongside traditional foods and millets, into existing schemes. 💡 The primary goal is to significantly improve the nutritional content of school mid-day meals, directly benefiting children and pregnant women. This approach not only addresses dietary needs but also supports the utilization of indigenous, vitamin-rich resources. 🍎 Many believe that incorporating these accessible and healthy options will lead to healthier, more intelligent communities.

    Dominant Themes

    Integration of Mahua and forest products
    Enhancing school mid-day meals
    Nutritional benefits for children and pregnant women
    Promotion of traditional and local foods
    Utilization of indigenous resources

    Actionable Recommendations

    • 🌿 🍽 👧Formulate a policy to integrate locally available, nutritious forest produce such as Mahua, Kendu, and Char into the school Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme and Public Distribution System (PDS).
    • 🌱 🍚 💪Diversify the food basket for mid-day meals by including traditional grains like millets (ragi, jowar) and other indigenous nutritious foods, ensuring a balanced diet for children.
    • 🧪 📈 👪Launch pilot programs to study the acceptance, nutritional impact, and logistical feasibility of incorporating these traditional and forest-based foods, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant women.

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    🏫 🍎 💪

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

    — 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 to give things made from Mahua to pregnant women and school 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

    🍎 🧒 💪

    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

    🌰 🏫 💪

    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

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    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

    🍎 👨‍👩‍👧 💪

    Yes, if we make Mahula and Ladoo and give them to the school children and pregnant mothers, they will get vitamins from eating that.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🍲 ✨ 🏫

    In ancient times, people used to boil and eat Mahua. Mahua has many vitamins and is nutritious food. It would be good if it was given in schools.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, 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

    🌳 🏫 💪

    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

    🌳 💪 👶

    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 prepared with Kendu, Amla, Char, and Mahul is given to school children.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, 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

    🌿 🏫 🍎

    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

    🌳 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 💪

    We will give mahua products to school children, pregnant mothers, and everyone. Then, it will be good for us and our benefit.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🍬 👨‍👩‍👧 💪

    Giving Mahul laddu to school children, pregnant women, and lactating women will be beneficial as it contains vitamins.

    — 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

    🧒 🌳 🍽️

    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

    🌳 🍽️ 👧

    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

    🧒 🍲 👍

    If children are given food like Kangu, Jannasua in school, their health will be good.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

    🌾 🧒 💪

    It would be good to provide millet-based food to school children for lunch.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

    🌿 🥣 💪

    If Mahua is added to our food, it will provide vitamins.

    — Gitanjali Bhoi · 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

    🧒 🍲 ❤️

    It would be good to give traditional food to our school children.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha

    👧 🥣 💪

    If school children are given boiled and fried Mahul, and Kaku mixed in water to eat, it contains vitamins.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    👦 🍎 💪

    It would be good if nutritious food is given to school children in their mid-day meal.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

    🧒 🍎 😊

    It would be good to provide food to our children through mid-day meals at school.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, 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 good to give traditional food to children in school.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Gajapati, Odisha

    🍲 🏫 🧒

    It would be good if traditional food was given to school children.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha

    🌳 🍪 🏫

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

    — Priti majhi

    🌰 💪 👴

    If mahua is provided in PDS as laddus made from Etia Chakuna, then nutritious food can be obtained, and it can be good for the elderly or like milk porridge.

    — Laxmi

    🌳 🧒 🍽️

    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

    🏫 🍲 😊

    It would be good to provide traditional food to our school children in school.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Lobersing (Phuntsokling Tibetan settlement), Gajapati, Odisha

    🍎 🏫 ❤️

    It would be good if local food is given to children in schools.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha

    🌾 👧 👍

    It would be good if foods like ragi, millet, and Sua are given to school children in the mid-day meal two days a week.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

    🌿 🎁 💪

    Mahul-based sweets and cooked preparations were made and given to school children and pregnant mothers, as they contain vitamins.

    — Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

    🥚 🧒 💪

    It would be good if eggs and nutritious food are given to school children.

    — SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

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