Good Food for a Great Mood!

Sanjeeta Kakati

It is often said that your mood depends a lot on the food you are taking. A good meal often makes you happy and full. Even better when you are sharing that with a group of people you are comfortable with. Isn’t it?

WinVinaya being a place full of youngsters living in a Paying Guest thought it would be great to have a homely meal. With this idea in mind, we recently started a tradition of eating snacks and lunch together with the help of our “Food Lady” Manjula. Every day, she brings us healthy home cooked meals and all our associates along with the in-house training batch sit together and enjoy the food.

Among all the laughter and jokes while eating, one more thing that we all love to see is how our wonderful our deaf friends help our friends with Visual Impairments. The coordination among them is just too perfect. The deaf people guide the Visual Impaired people, help them with plates and glasses and at times even take them to their seats. We also noticed that within days, our friends with Visual Impairment would navigate to their places without other’s help.

Most recently, we also asked our Neurodiverse candidates to prepare the plates during snack time and they did it so efficiently. They made sure everyone got their share of food and no one was left behind.

To sum it up, every day at 11am and again at 1pm, one might often find the youngsters roaming around the kitchen eagerly waiting for the rest to join so that they can start eating the delicious food, hot and fresh. On days when Manjula brings everyone’s favourite Aloo Paratha, Akki Roti, Idli Chutney, Sweet Momos or Fried Rice, one should just see the faces of everyone at the office. There is a lot of laughter and an amazing vibe during this time, when almost everyone forgets the stress/ challenges of the day and just relaxes.

By the way are you wondering what Sweet Momos are or just went back and checked if you read that right? Well, it is our absolute favourite and if you have not tried that before, come to WinVinaya. Be a part of our snacks time, grab a Sweet Momo and witness the amazing time we all share together. So, when are you coming?