Action „Healthy Preschooler” began almost a year ago. Since then, more than seven thousand. people signed He to improve the quality of meals served in kindergartens. Dozens of pre-made changes in menus, joining the campaign „Healthy Preschooler” . On the pages of Children are important and on the action Healthy Przedszkolak.org published many articles on a healthy diet of children.
about his personal experiences related to cooking healthy children talk: Kindergarten teacher taking part in the action, the owner of a catering company providing children with healthy meals and a mom who shares due to changes of their kitchen.
The experience we have
I’m a mother of two kids (4-year-old Stas and 2-year-old Sophie) . I am very pleased with the creation of the project Healthy Preschooler, because I believe that natural food has a huge impact on the development of children and strengthen their resilience.
I am an advocate of natural supplements, but every day I experience how difficult it is to introduce a completely natural food for home cooking. I realize that in the beginning it can be a challenge for many a mom. I decided to make changes in small steps, but with perseverance . Do not be discouraged by failures, just looking for a simple solution to an evolutionary bring my cooking to a more „natural toboggan.”
The first stage of change is the elimination of unhealthy products, the other – the introduction of natural, more nutritious „replacements”.
- so far I was able to completely eliminate processed food and sweetened cereal with milk and replace them with oatmeal with fruit, nuts or pumpkin seeds or sesame seeds . Children do not always want to eat it, but it was surprised to say that my husband really liked the hot breakfast. Sometimes children sprinkled toasted wheat porridge with honey and eaten with gusto.
- Earlier, while pregnant, I gave up on adding to dishes broth cubes and other specifics of monosodium glutamate . My kids eat soup cooked fresh vegetables with millet or barley. I replaced plain whole wheat egg noodles or orkiszowym.
- My children are very fond of pies with apples, and because I try to vary the provisions of , it was the pancakes do with wholemeal flour and add ground sesame seeds, flax seeds or finely ground oatmeal. replaces white sugar or honey, cane sugar, agave syrup time.
- For some time we have appeared with us at the table in a bowl, walnuts, raisins, cranberries and dried plums, when the children they want to have a snack, reach for it and champ.
I would encourage parents to make natural products for your kitchen, even if you have not yet done. You do not need a revolution to change something for the better. I believe that making changes in small steps can bring as lasting effects.
Joanna Track-Gazda (Stas and Sophie’s mom)
Nursery
Beginnings
Healthy Preschooler in practice
Our nursery has been accepted into the program „Healthy Preschooler” in October 2011. We are committed to cook better, healthier, more preferably for children. The „Healthy Preschooler” implement in kindergarten for four months. The beginnings were not easy, of course. Children wary of news, did not want to try the hummus, millet, buckwheat, and even pumpkin soup, which was gorgeous, golden color.
Not only do children eat healthily . Our advice pedagogical tradition has become a break for a healthy snack, such as millet with roasted apples. This snack gives energy to continue to work and thought-provoking better than coffee. Healthy food, we also offer our guests an annual charity „Star for a pet.” One of the highlights of the festival is always a sweet cafe with healthy homemade pastries.
The „Healthy Preschooler” brought to our nursery lot of good. Constantly improving our regulations. Healthy nutrition of children is our mission. We hope that more will join the kindergarten program and will diligently carries out its objectives.
Katarzyna Płachecka, Kindergarten Non-public „under the star” in Kraków
cook healthy children – experience of catering
In the catering industry are more than ten years. We are two restaurants and a hotel catering to organized a major conference, mass events, weddings, and major companies. But organic catering for children is an initiative which is a result of some of our experiences.
The idea of catering born on workshops Healthy Preschooler in Krakow .
What are your experiences in the first half of activity?
What have we learned? Two cases are probably the most important.
First of all, patience and operation method of „small steps”. No change, as early as kindergarten particular diet change can not happen too soon. New dishes and flavors gradually introduce to allow children and parents to get used to them.
Second, never fail to change bad eating habits of children in kindergartens without genuine support for educators and parents . Children feel accepted or adult provision. Where there is support and encouragement from their side – are doomed to failure.
The biggest failure?
Always when you do not manage to persuade their parents or nursery management to change their diet. Several times a week I get phone calls from interested preschoolers natural baby food. In general, however, the initiative group of parents without support or facility management’s decision is bound to fail – parents who would like to pay 2 -3 golden day more for catering based on natural products, are still a minority.
The challenges and plans?
We plan to remain intimate company, cares primarily about quality and ecology. We will improve our menu and strive consistently to the green side. We are willing to cooperate with institutions oriented to the natural nutrition of children, we are also ready to introduce the option of a vegetarian diet for children.
Alma Verde , catering eco-friendly
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