Snacks for shool kids – which snacks provide best shool performance?

The best shool performance of you kid starts with a optimum breakfast. After a sound sleep the energy depots are nearly depleated, so your kid needs an adequate breakfast with fresh wholemeal bread, fruits, raw vegetables and skim dairy products. The size of portion in the morning depends on the daily activity of your kid and of course you should respect your kids wishes, but try to reduce the chances for consumption of chocolate, waffles and other sweets. This kind of snacks contain to much sugar and fat and, if consumed on a regular basis, foster unhealthy eating habits in an early age.

If your kid does not like to eat in the morning, or only little, prepare a bigger snack package for shool. A snack package should usally contain:

• wholemeal bread with little butter or courd cheese and skim cut, e.g. turkey, chicken, low fat cheese or vegetable spread
• try to keep snacks interesting for your kids with changing type of snacks, cutting it in bite-sized portions or funny shapes
• add a yoghurt drink or yoghurt with fresh cut fruits or salad of the saison, e.g. strawberries, apple, cherries or cucumber, tomato, carrots and radish (size of smaller fruits and veggies are perfect finger food)
• Supply your kid with sufficient drinks which do not contain sugar, e.g. mineral water, apple spritzer, any kind of tea
• Try to avoid to add sweet snacks for snack package. These snacks are easy to take away and consume, but only contain fat and sugar
• Try to lead your kid into a long-term stable and healthy nutritional eating pattern and supply information about food and its effects on the body

If you care for a overall good and healthy nutrition, your kid will profit in many ways:

• your kid will get used to an healthy lifestyle
• have more energy for activities
• have better concentration for learning goals at shool
• have a stable health