Children’s Eating Habits Have Changed Drastically
Primary School Headmaster Gajendra Gurav
Not too far away from Karmala in Solapur district, a zone known for raising and addressing social issues, lies Pothre village. Education and awareness are critical for change and schools provide the right environment to incubate any social transformation. And, Zilla Parishad Prathamik Vidyalaya, Pothre Headmaster Gajendra Gurav cannot agree more.
The Zilla Parishad’s primary school where he has been a Headmaster for over an year has 192 children from Pothre and nearby villages.
“Before my Pothre posting, I was a teacher in a primary school in Seorwadi. I strongly believe that food habits of children must be monitored closely and attention must be paid to ensure they eat the right thing.
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| Headmaster Gajendra Gurav addressing his students |
For instance, children now-a-days prefer eating junk food available outdoors rather than home-cooked food. I remember, as a child, eating out meant chewing berries. I don’t see children doing that anymore. Their eating habits are also changing fast… I know many children who, oddly, don’t even like tomato in their food,” he says.
In a village, like Pothre, the parameters of good food change even further. The food-grains grown and harvested absorb chemicals from the fertilisers that are used to increase production.
“In that case, the nutritional value of food grain gets depleted and it becomes more harmful than beneficial for the end consumer. The value of a fruit or vegetable increases multi-fold if it looks more colourful or weighs more. Even water is not spared… the minerals in water, good for health, get removed with modern methods.”
This is part of media-legal think-tank DraftCraft International's The Food Report - Jan 2023 (Maharashtra) that was generated as part of The Public Health Project.
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