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National Nutrition Week 2026 | 7-Day Health Challenge: Simple Steps to Better Health


We all want our families to eat better and build healthy habits, but sometimes, knowing where to start can be the hardest part!

This National Nutrition Week, we’re making it simple.

From September 1 to September 7, we are bringing you a 7-Day Health Challenge for the whole family. Each day, we will post one simple health challenge to make it a little easier and a lot more fun for you and your family. 

Check the comment section each day — that's where we'll post the day-wise challenge:


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Team ParentCircle Sep 8, 2026

Congratulations on Completing the 7-Day Health Challenge!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us and took small steps towards healthier habits this week!

From adding more fruits and vegetables to moving more, choosing better snacks and making time for family meals, every little effort counts.

But why stop at 7 days? Let’s keep the healthy habits going! 

Your Next Challenge: HEALTHY HABITS BINGO!

Pick a few habits from the Bingo card and try to complete a row, column or the full card. Challenge yourself, involve your family and see how many healthy habits you can tick off! 

Remember, small steps every day can lead to big changes!

Team ParentCircle Sep 7, 2026

DAY 7 | CHALLENGE 7 

Take a little extra time to enjoy one meal today. Put away distractions, eat slowly, and savour each bite instead of rushing through your meal.

Team ParentCircle Sep 6, 2026

DAY 6 | CHALLENGE 6 

Make your meal more colourful today! Try to include at least 3 different colours on your plate by adding a variety of fruits and vegetables.

The more variety of colours you add, the more exciting your plate becomes! Add green spinach or beans, orange carrots or pumpkin, and red tomatoes or beetroot. You can also include yellow corn, purple cabbage, or colourful fruits.

For a balanced meal, add a source of protein along with your colourful fruits and vegetables, such as eggs, dal, beans, paneer, curd, fish, chicken, tofu, nuts, or seeds.

Smitha.R P Sep 6, 2026

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Smitha.R P Sep 6, 2026

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Colourful plate 

Team ParentCircle Sep 4, 2026

Day 4 | CHALLENGE 4 

Make one homemade choice today by replacing a packaged food or drink with a simple homemade option. Try swapping packaged biscuits for roasted makhana or boxed juice for fresh lime juice or buttermilk.

Smitha.R P Sep 6, 2026

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Replaced packaged food with Home made Jaggery puffed rice 

Team ParentCircle Sep 5, 2026

DAY 5 | CHALLENGE 5

Take the stairs, walk to a nearby shop, dance to your favourite song, play with your family, or take a short walk. Every bit of movement counts!

Team ParentCircle Sep 3, 2026

DAY 3 | CHALLENGE 3

Try one bite of a vegetable you usually avoid or dislike. It could be bitter gourd, brinjal, or any other vegetable you’re not a fan of. There’s no pressure to finish it—just take one bite and give it another chance.

Smitha.R P Sep 3, 2026

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Today I prepared Bottle gourd curry for lunch ...I am not fan of this vegetable .

Arathi Vishwanath Sep 2, 2026

Included sprouts in my breakfast along with soyachunks rawa uttappam

Team ParentCircle Sep 2, 2026

DAY 2 | CHALLENGE 2 

Include a protein-rich food in at least one of your main meals to make them more balanced. Choose from options such as eggs, pulses, paneer, curd, fish, chicken, tofu, soy chunks, nuts or seeds. Try adding paneer to korma, mixing seeds into curd, or enjoying a quick sprouts chaat.

Vijay Sep 2, 2026

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Today, my favourite mix of chana / vatana was part of my breakfast. 🥣💪




Smitha.R P Sep 2, 2026

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Challenge 2

My protein rich food for today included egg along with idli 

Deepika.S Sep 2, 2026

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Day 2 Challenge - Power Up With Protein

Today, my protein-rich breakfast includes eggs and peanut chutney with dosa.


Team ParentCircle Sep 1, 2026

DAY 1 | CHALLENGE 1

Make your meals more nutritious by adding a fruit to breakfast, a handful of nuts to your snack, or extra vegetables to lunch or dinner. Try simple additions such as pomegranate in poha, roasted groundnuts or almonds as a snack, or spinach mixed into dal.

Smitha.R P Sep 1, 2026

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Day 1 entry 

Today I prepared Upma for breakfast. I power up my Upma using pomegranate and cashew nut ...My regular Upma got a ruby red nutrition boost