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Mid-day Meal

Now-a-days, most of the government schools in our country provide mid day
meal. It is a special school meal programme in India where lunch is provided
to the school children. This meal is free of cost.

A menu plant is displayed on the notice board outside the Principal’s office.
It tells the children, what they get to eat on each day of the week. Special

dishes are served on important days like Independence Day and Diwali.

It has many advantages :

g It creates unity amongst children.

g It improves the health of the children.

g It develops a sense of sharing.

g It increases attendance of the school.

g Children learn to eat together.

g Children are provided nutritious food. Mid-day Meal

Eating at a Boarding School

Anita’s elder brother, Raunak
studies in a boarding school in
a different city. He stays in a

hostel. The hostel has a big
dining hall called hostel mess,
where all the students eat
together. They have a fixed

menu for the week. The
students learn to eat all the
dishes which are served there.

* When a large number of people eat together, it is called community eating.

* Eating together promotes a feeling of love and togetherness.
* In langar, the food is served from buckets using spoons with long handles.

* In government schools, mid-day meal is provided to children.

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