What's Neema Eating Today?

Bijal Vachharajani

Meet Neema.
Just like you, she loves food.
Which is why,
Neema is always eating and
eating.

CHOMP! CHOMP!
CHEW… CHEW!
MMM… MMM!
Oho! Close your mouth while
chewing, Neema!

When it’s summer,
The days are happy and long,
And it’s warm outside.
What’s Neema eating today?

Summer is the season to eat
mangoes – yellow, green and red.
Slippery white lychees with
bright red coats,
Green, striped and butter yellow
watermelons,
Juicy mulberries that burst in
the mouth,
Oho! Neema’s hands are all
sticky and purple now!

When it’s monsoon,
The dark and frowning clouds roll
in,
And it’s raining outside.
What’s Neema eating today?

Monsoon is the season to eat corn
– yellow, white and purple.
Fresh and juicy sweet limes,
Pineapples with crowns on their heads,
Purple and squishy jamuns,
Oho! Neema’s tongue is all
fuzzy and blue!

When it’s winter,
And the days get shorter.
And it’s cold outside.
What’s Neema eating today?

Winter is the season for shiny leafy vegetables.
Beetroot, red like the setting
sun,
Plump green custard apples.
Look, look, Neema’s climbing up a tree now,
Oho! She’s plucked all the
sour, brown tamarinds!

Neema loves to eat,
But she loves to eat with the
season!
CHOMP! CHOMP!
CHEW… CHEW!
MMM… MMM!

Across
the world, there are five types of seasons – Spring, Summer,
Monsoon, Autumn and Winter. But in some places in India, like where
Neema lives, the seasons are Summer, Monsoon and Winter.

Eat with the season!
Like Neema, you can eat colourful and tasty fruits and vegetables across the year. Here’s a seasonal calendar so that you know which fruits and vegetables to eat through the year.
Tamarind: January to February
Chikoos: January to February and May to July
Mulberries: March to May and October to November

Spinach : March to May, and October to January
Mango : March to August
Watermelon
: April to June

Lychees : May to June
Jamuns : May to July
Corn
: June to August

Sweet Lime
: July-August
Custard apple : October-February
Beetroot : All year,
but best eaten
in winter