February 2024
After reviewing the previous training, today’s session started with the food. Sangeeta (our trainer) asked: what did you eat yesterday for dinner? We were all surprised when she asked about the food, and we laughed and then started to share. After that she asked, what we understand when we hear the word “Nutrition”. We shared and discussed eating meat, fish, and varieties of food.
We never think that we can have nutritious food because we think nutritious food is meat, egg and fish, which are all very expensive. But there are many other local available and affordable nutritious foods, which provide both proteins and minerals. Regarding food, she also discussed cooking style, and Sangeeta informed us that if we don’t cover food while cooking then all nutrients will be diminished.
The next topic was junk food. Especially the children like it and it is very tasty as well. We discussed and agreed that junk food is costly and not nutritious. Therefore, instead of offering junk food, everyone should provide home cooked food.
After that, we were asked to make a seasonal food calendar. And while we were preparing the calendar, we discussed a lot and found that there are varieties of food that are both easily accessible and also affordable.
When the session ended, I was walking home, and I started thinking that from now on when I sell my vegetables, I will tell my customers which vegetables are good for their health.