A dimension within Nutrient-Rich Forest Foods
This theme explores the practice of gathering and utilizing wild foods and products directly from the forest.
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The things found in the forest are fruits and roots, such as Kendu, Char, Mahua, and Amla.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
The edible items found in the forest are Kendu, Chaar, and Mahua, which
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
We can give fruits found in the forest like :- Tendu, Char, Aonla in our lunch.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
The main food items that come from water in the forest are Tendu, Char, Mukaiya, Amla, Harhar, and Bel.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Nutritious diet from the forest: seasonal fruits, jamun, mahua, mango, charoli, jaggery, peanuts, and Shegaon vegetables.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Forest-found fruits Hara, Mukaiya, Tendu, Char to be added in PDS.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Mahuwa seeds, herbs, Pohri, and Putu Lakh are brought from the forest.
— Kekti Tekam
In the forest, many fruits like Kendu, Chahar, Dumir, Kudu, and Khajur are available. It is absolutely necessary to use these for the midday meal.
— Parikshit Majhi
Wild edible foods: Tendu, Chironji, Amla, Ber, Almond.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Vitamin food in the forest. Katukola berries were found. These are Banasula, tea, Kendu.
— Dhananjaya Harpal · Sargigora, Kalahandi, Odisha
Nutritious food found in the forest: Mudhi saga, Chhati saga, Bhadbhadia saga, Koila saga, Munga saga, Ghumi saga, Tartha saga.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, 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
We get our nutritious diet from the forest, such as Mahua fruit Doli oil in the form of fat, Kodo, Bhaddi, Kulthia, Mahua flowers, Jamun, Mahua kheer, Bhaji, etc.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Let the Mahua, Char, and Kendu (products) from the forest be processed for food.
— Priti majhi
Mahua, tea, and Kendu are found in the forest. Chemical fertilizers are available. All these foods are available. And millet, wheat, etc., all these are available with chemical fertilizers.
— Ahalya Sahu · Kalahandi, 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
Fruits found in the forest such as Jamun, Custard Apple, Mahua, Chawar, etc., should be added to the Midday Meal.
— Gopal
Forest products such as Jharakunduru, Pitalu Konda, and various other types of edible forest produce are available. These also serve as food for animals and birds, and consuming them provides nourishment.
— Anirudha Marai
Grains and other food items are included from the forest.
— Sunita Kumari
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
To include forest-based foods like Mahua ladoo, Char ladoo, Phuljhi, etc., in PDS and midday 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
We get various types of fruits and roots from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
We get various greens and various fruits from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
Grains, food, and foodstuffs are included from the forest.
— Sunita Kumari
From the forest, we bring four Tendu fruits, Amla, Jamun, and wood and bamboo for burning.
— Kekti Tekam
Forest-derived food includes fresh bamboo shoots, bamboo sago, and Kendu fruit, among others. We obtain our food from the forest.
— S Guruteli · Upperpur, Malkangiri, Odisha
Amla, Chironji, Tendu, Mukaiya - these are wild food items that should be included in the midday meal.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
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
From the forest, we get leafy vegetables, tubers, mushrooms, and fruits. All these kinds of things are available.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
In our forests, various edible fruits and flowers like Chhode ki Bhanji, Patari, Peepar, Katto, Laheren, Kotwal, Bhanji, Fisdi, Gadsukhadi, Banspihari, and many others are found.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Wants to eat Mukhani bhaji and Khatta Aamdi bhaji from the forest.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
From the forest, we collect ruguda mushrooms, mudhi saag, kuiler saag, girel flowers, bhindua kadi, and so on. If all these are nutritious foods for us, they should be included in the midday meal.
— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
Forest food collection
— Suna majhi · Kulusingi, Rayagada, Odisha
The forest contains nutritious foods like Pitalu, Baya, Tunga, Water Yam, Elephant Foot Yam, Bitter Ginari greens, Putukuli, Honey, Amla, Bahada, and Kendu. The government should consider adding some of these to the PDS (Public Distribution System).
— Prasanna Pradhan · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
From the forest, we bring mahua and mahua seeds.
— Kekti Tekam
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
From the forest, we also get many things as vegetables, such as
— Kekti Tekam
Various types of forest roots, millets, Wild leaf and Mahua products to be provided with PDS to students.
— Saroj Kumar Suna
Forest food
— Abhimaneu Sabar
