Organise a food festival: Students may bring home-made food and organise a food festival at school. Parents may be encouraged to participate in the food festival.
A food festival involves students bringing homemade food items to display and share. The festival should include: (1) Variety of dishes representing different food groups - energy-giving, body-building, and protective foods, (2) Regional specialities and traditional dishes, (3) Display of millet-based foods like jowar upma, ragi laddu, bajre ki khichdi, (4) Information about the nutritional value of different foods, (5) Participation from parents to share family recipes and cooking traditions.
Explanation
The chapter begins with a description of a food festival where students and parents brought various food items including fresh fruits, vegetables, sprouts, dhokla, litti-chowkha, dal-baati-churma, bajre-ki-khichdi, chhena-poda, kadhi-pakoda, ker-sangri, siddu, roasted corn, spicy chutney, hot dosa, crispy vada, jowar upma, and ragi laddu. This activity encourages students to organize a similar event.