Section: Learning Support Material

 Section: Learning Support Material

Boost Vigorous Eating

This section discourses the following functions :

·   Encourage such  healthy eating habit activities that have a positive effect on the students.:

·     * Conduct experimental or field trips to farms or have cooking competitions in the school to enhance their knowledge about food and nutrition.

·         *Survey the cafeterias often  so that an eye is kept on them for serving healthy meals to the students.

·       *Provide workshops on food and nutrition so that they can learn about healthy food and it benefits.

·         *Ensure that the place they sit and the utensils they use for eating are hygienic.

·         *Involve Students in different campaigns related to nutrition.

·     *Inform parents to provide their kids home-made lunch and create awareness in students about drawbacks of junk food.

·         *Create pleasant and clean eating areas in school.

·         *Share resources with teachers about nutrition and healthy food for providing guideline to the students.

·         *Share the resources with the parents and create an awareness to cook and provide healthy food to their children.

·         *Fruits and vegetables salad should be served with the snacks or at meal time in cafeterias.

National Quality Standards:

The national quality standards are set by the World Health Organization to ensure that children are provided with healthy food and their nutrition requirements are met.

·      Promotion or awareness of healthy eating.

·     Make policies and procedures related to food, nutrition and dietary requirements of children.

·     Carry out surveys to ensure these policies are carried out  by the schools.

·     Make sure that children should have access to safe drinking water in school.