Maharashtra FDA Directs Schools to Swap Fast Food for Nutritious Menus

The food safety office in Maharashtra, called the FDA, is helping schools serve healthier food.

Schools have been told to stop offering fast food in their canteens.

Instead, they should serve nutritious meals that are good for students.

The FDA has started teaching about 300 schools, including some in Mumbai, about nutrition and keeping food clean and safe.

There is already a rule that junk food and food with too much sugar or salt cannot be sold near schools.

Now the FDA wants to make sure the food inside schools is healthy too.

Some schools have already changed their menus, and others have closed their canteens for a while to plan new ones.

Schools must tell the administration about any menu changes.

The FDA is asking schools to share what works and what challenges they face.

They also want to know how students like the new healthy food, so it can be made tasty and fun.