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Why Are Our Community Child Care Centers Leading a Nutrition Month? 🌟

Nutrition Month starts on September 9 to teach families how good food helps brains grow. 🌱

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Start date: September 9, 2026.

Goal: improve nutrition for children, pregnant women, and new mothers.

Anganwadi Centres will run recipe demonstrations and nutrition fairs.

Meal quality will be tested with help from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

Community groups will help watch and improve the services.

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Anganwadi Centres, the local child‑care hubs, will host cooking shows and food fairs.

They will encourage families to eat many different foods like grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, milk and eggs.

A special group will check that the meals are safe and tasty, using simple tests.

Pregnant women and new mothers will also get help to stay healthy during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life.

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nutrition

the healthy food and drinks that help our bodies work well

Anganwadi Centres

local places that give meals, care and early learning to young children

brain development

how a child's thinking and learning abilities grow

food safety authority

the government group that makes sure food is clean and safe to eat

community monitoring

when local people check that services are working properly

first 1,000 days

the time from a baby's birth until they turn about three years old, a very important growth period

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