- Encourage a healthy eating policy in your classroom if children bring in their own lunchboxes
- Enjoy snacks together – have a day that everyone brings in a piece of fruit or vegetables to share.
- Allow for time during the day when the children can have a snack. Some schools call it ‘brain food’ time where the children can stop to grab a piece of fruit or vegetable from their lunch box. This may be at a time of the day when there is a long time before each lunchbreak.
- Remember not all children will come to school having eaten breakfast. It is very hard to sustain children’s attention and expect positive learning to happen if children haven’t eaten. This is when a quick break for ‘brain food’ could be introduced.
- Educate the children on benefits of healthy snacking to encourage better eating habits.
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It is important to choose healthy snacks
to maintain your energy levels throughout the day.
- Help your parents Prepare a lunchbox the night before and snack throughout the day.
- Cut up your favourite fruit or vegetables and have them ready in little containers in the fridge.
- Have your fruit bowl in view to encourage you to grab a piece of fruit to snack on.
- Bake some healthy homemade goods to enjoy.
- Sometimes when you are hungry, it may be that you need to hydrate your body so try drinking a glass of water first.
It is important to maintain your energy for thinking, learning and being active by eating healthy snacks throughout the day.
As easy as it is to just grab a chocolate bar, a bag of chips or another convenient snack, try your best to eat a snack that is going to sustain you for longer such as carrot sticks and dips, a piece of fruit or some yoghurt.
Don’t always wait until you are too hungry to eat.
Eating snacks provides a boost of energy if several hours pass between meals and blood sugar levels drop.
Helps curb your appetite to prevent overeating at the next meal. Provides extra nutrients when choosing certain snacks like fresh fruit or nuts.1
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- Enjoy some homemade baking together to create healthy snacks such as homemade muffins, bliss balls or simply making fruit kebabs.
- Teach your child how to prepare fruit and vegetables by themselves.
- Get your child to write up a list of snacks they enjoy and have them readily available at home and for lunch boxes.
