What children should eat at school
With the incorporation of both parents into the labor market, eating at noon at home has become an unusual habit, often relegated to weekend meals. In the case of children, this means staying to eat in school canteens or in nurseries, where children of very different ages are fed. But, how to coordi
With the incorporation of both parents into the labor market, eating at noon at home has become an unusual habit, often relegated to weekend meals.
In the case of children, this means staying to eat in school canteens or in nurseries, where children of very different ages are fed. But, how to coordinate what the children eat at school and the house menu to attend well to their nutritional needs?
Tips for cooking dinners for children who eat at school
Giving food, either at home or in the school canteen, be it to babies, children or adults, involves taking care of the menu in a way that includes a variety of foods, balanced at the same time as appetizing, satisfying the nutritional needs of all and contributing to the promotion of correct eating habits in those who consume it.
The qualitative and quantitative adaptation of the menus to the nutritional needs of schoolchildren is the unavoidable responsibility of the company responsible for preparing the menus, whether or not with the help of a specialist in infant feeding. But, what should we take into account when organizing dinners?
- The traditional pillars of the Mediterranean diet include, among others, the consumption of at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
- The inclusion of legumes and fish a minimum of 2 - 3 times weekly and the use of olive oil as dressing of salads and cooking. Además - In addition, these recommendations can be extended to avoid or at least
restrict precooked foods and typical fried foods (breaded, breaded, croquettes ...). -
Dairy desserts or juices should be avoided as substitutes for fresh fruit cuyo, whose consumption as a dessert is the most appropriate. - Although at home, at dinner, you can also eat fish, it is convenient that, according to the recommendations of the Mediterranean diet, the menu of the school canteen offers it frequently, and thatthe meat is consumed in a moderate way
, Alternating between chicken or turkey, veal, lamb and pork. - They shouldavoid cold meats and meat preparations
, whose fat content is much higher than that of fresh meat, and that do not provide any benefit against it. - Also, you have to take into account the caloric intake. Obviously the needs of a 3 year old school have nothing to do with those of one of 12, so the dish must have a high density of micronutrients so that those who consume a small portion, are consuming the necessary vitamins and minerals, and that will cover the biggest,whose ration will be bigger.
Reviewing all these points you can have an idea of what should be offered at dinner time to get a diet as healthy as possible for the little ones in the house.
