During the conversation, the PM called for an improvement in vegetarian diets as it includes several harmful choices and asked people to switch to millets. “I believe even vegetarian diets need improvement. For example, millets. I celebrated 2023 as the Millet Year with UN. Millets have great benefits as they grow on barren land, need minimal water and do not require any fertilizer. It is a superfood. Even within vegetarian options, some choices are more harmful and switching to millet could bring significant benefits,” the PM said.
Gates responded to the PM telling him how he was apprised of the fact that millets were a very popular diet in Odisha long back.
“When I went to Odisha, I came to know that millet was very popular food there a long time ago and now it is coming back in the market in with the joint efforts of the government. They even took me to the shops where they offered me very nutritious foods and they tasted good to me,” Bill Gates added.
PM Modi further said that many reputable companies are now offering millet based products in the country and are enhancing its value and making it both common and trendy.
“When you will go to fivestar hotel here, you will find another menu for millet foods,” the PM said.
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