Special Foods
📚 Key Concepts
🔹 Millets – Nutri-Cereals
What are Millets?
- Small-sized grains native to India
- Examples: Jowar, bajra, ragi, sanwa
- Benefits:
- Rich in vitamins and minerals
- High fiber content
- Easy to cultivate
- Climate-resistant crops
Why Called Nutri-Cereals?
- Provide most nutrients needed by body
- Contribute to balanced diet
- Support normal body functions
🔹 Food Miles Concept
Food Miles = Distance food travels from farm to plate
Why Reduce Food Miles?
- Economic: Lower transportation costs
- Environmental: Less pollution
- Health: Fresher food, more nutrients
- Social: Support local farmers
Process: Farm to Plate
- Farmer grows crop
- Harvesting
- Processing/grinding
- Storage
- Transportation
- Retail shop
- Our plate
