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Punjab's ghee-roasted-wheat and jaggery pinni — concentrated iron in a small warm ball that keeps for weeks and lands as a treat.
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Gujarat's fenugreek-and-whole-wheat flatbread — iron-rich leafy greens folded invisibly into a soft, tiffin-friendly bread the child says yes to.
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Maharashtra's iron-rich sweet festival bread — chana dal and jaggery folded into whole-wheat, disguising serious dal nutrition as a treat.
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Chettinad's warm chickpea-coconut snack tossed with lemon and curry leaves — real plant iron doubled by vitamin C in one small katori.
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A soft, gently sweet Bengali poha snack with ghee, cashews, raisins and coconut — one of the highest-iron regional kid snacks in India.