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Promoting nutritional diet and a healthy living, the Ministry of Ayush made a new beginning by making ‘Ayush Aahaar’ available at its canteen at Ayush Bhawan.
What is Ayush Aahaar
- The ‘Ayush Aahaar’ includes Vegetable Poha, Bhajani Vada, Gajar Ka Halwa and Kokum Drink.
- AYUSH is an acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy which are the six indigenous systems of medicine practiced in India.
- Aahar here means that a food prepared in accordance with the recipes or ingredients and/or processes as per methods described in the authoritative books of Ayurveda.
- The Ayush Ministry is promoting Ayush-based diet and lifestyle and is working in convergence with the Ministry of women and child development in the Poshan Abhiyaan (nutrition campaign) to realize the ultimate goal of "Suposhit Bharat" (nourished India)
- This will help saving the youth from the ills of junk food.
Source: PIB
