Balli’s Approach Aligns Well with the Central Board for Secondary Education’s Recent Directive To Display Oil and Sugar Boards in Schools. The boards are installed in shared common spaces with the aim to the education students as well as the teachers on the harmful effects of high occnsumaption of fat, oil, and sugar.

But for bali, it’s not just about nutritional transparent. It’s going a little further by changing habits subtly. “You can’t just tell children what not to eat. You have to show them there’s something better.”

From Millet-Based Pizzas to Homemade Corn Chips, Her Menu Reads like a chef’s answer to a nutritionist’s waslist. “I make dal makhani without cream … I use butter and crushed cashews and almonds,” Balli says.

Burgers come on Millet buns, coleslaw is made with hung curd, and homemade mediterranean dips like tzatziki-a greek-style yoghurt dip knowledge for it for it Processed, especially mayonnaise. “You have to keep it fun,” she sayss.

During Winters, She Introduces Jaggery-Based Drinks That Help Clear The Lungs.

“Healthy Food didn’t have to come with warns,” she sayss. “It should come with flavor.”

Schools, meanwhile, have taken a leaf out of her book by revamping canteen menus and introsducing food-related projects.

ITL Public School, there are food plans, and sugar and oil boards in different floors (Express/sophiya mathew)

Atl Public School, Ritu Sharma, Academic Coordinator, Accompanied A Group of Class 12 Students to Shimla Earllier This Year. The students were given full freedom; Some had money, others had access to kettles in their hotel rooms. But not one reached for instant noodles, Sharma says.

“They stuck to the school’s planned meals.

The school also tracks Daily Cafeteria Feedback, Conducts Interdisciplinary Projects Around Food Labels and Health, and Evens every student undergoes Medical Checkups TWICE A Year.

“Fruit Breaks, Peer Educator Programs, And Now The Cbse’s Sugar and Oil Boards Have All Helped Build Awareness,” Sumana Goswami, Coordinator of Classes 9 and 10 Classes AT the Schulol.

“We have seen thyroid and ovarian Issues in senior classes. Children do become stressed and tired. Physical Activities in the School Make a Huge Diffection,” Sharma Says.

For shalini choudhary, headmistress at mamta model in vikaspuri, the shift was noticeable at home.
“My son came back from school and said, ‘Mama, Kal Lunch mein Pickle Dena (Ma, don’t add pick to my lunch tomorrow)’,” She recalls. “He didn’t know what a pickle was… we don’t eat it at home.

That one sentence said everything about how children absorb food cult through their peers, and how schools influence the food choices, choudhary realized.

At her school, sugar boards are now displayed in the secondary wing, and fruit and vegetable theme days are heldren Children Towards Healthier Choices. “In primary classes, Parents Still Control the food,” she sayss. “But by Middle School, Peer Influnse and Coaching Schedules Take Over.”

At DPS Mathura Road, A Revamped Menu Now Features Rajma Rice, Whole wheat burgers, Semolina Pasta, and Drinks Like Chaach and Coconut Water. “We’ve cut down on oily dishes like Puri Chole a week,” SES Kamna Araora, Coordinator for Classes 3 to 5. Potato is the rest of the week. “

In pre-primary classes, ‘healthy tiffin weeks’ are now frequent, with games, story sessions, and reward charts encouraging children to bring fruits, vegetables, and homememe.

At Sri Venkateshwar International School, The Canteen Drsn’s Sit in a Corner of the School; It is brought to the students.

Each day, a mobile food stall is set up outside a different classroom. Trisha, A Class 12 Student, Loves (Millet-Based) Pasta Day. Her friends, Avni and Tuhina, say that between coaching classes and long school days, planning healthy meals at home is a struggle. “At last here, we know the food’s strictly healthy,” Avni sayss.

“We use Palm Oil Instead of Refined, Limit Spice, and Constantly Update Our Menu Based on Feedback,” Says Ushma Kapoor, Foundational Years in characters. “It’s not just about what’s in the food, but about teaching children how to think about food.”

Doctors agree that the food boards are a step in the right direction in education students.

“It is not about eating less food,” says dr Nitin verma, director of paediatrics at madukar rainbow child children’s hospital. “It is about eating the right food.”

He warns that early introsion of sugar can raisk the risk of type 2 diabetes, and says screen-haavy routines have led to a pointed combination of sedentary lifestyles and junk food addiction.

The cbse boards, he says, are a good start, but he emphasis that is needed: “Schools should offer real alternatives: avocado toast, protein-rich meals.

At Orchids International School, Gurgaon, Principal Dr Chaitini Kumar Says, “Binge-eating is a conciern… Aloo Puri…

At the same school, a class 9 boy says, “When I was in class 5, I was added to sugar food. After some time, when I entered class 7, I have the harm it has on the body. It. “

Schools are also trying to balance health goals with student preferences.

At Amity International School, Saket, The Canteen Menu Includes Familiar Favourites Like Rajma Chawal, Chhole Chawal, Chana Kulcha, Idli Sambhar, and Vegetaraian Fried Rice with Manchurian. Among Students, The most popular dish is the vegetable chowmein. While the nodles are made using maida, the school has added more vegetables to enhance their nutritional value.
Principal Divya Bhatia Says, “Chips and ahead Drinks are not served. We are also contemplating adding sprout chaat, wheat kathis and beetroot rolls.”

The canteen is open to student from class vi onwards, while students of classes IV and v are allowed to purchase food on specific days.

At DPS Mathura Road, Kamna Araora, Coordinator for Classes 3 to 5, Explains, “There are two kinds of Parents. Child Likes – Like Noodles. “

To find a Middle Ground, The School Includes Items like fries or veg manchurian on a week, while focusing on healthier options the rest of the time.

On a Friday morning in her office, Arora Flips through a student’s Notebook from Class Iv, Where’s Checking Diagrams of Human Teeth. One page, written in neat handwriting, poses the question: “What is a ballan diet?”

She explains that the lesson connects the two on how poor eating habits, like except sugar or lack of nutrients, can lead to tooth decay and other or oral health Islam. “These lessons are embedded across subjects,” she says. “It becomes more detailed in class v and above, but the foundation is laid early.