Nearly two million students eat at school in Spain, making the school canteen the ideal place to teach the first lessons in healthy eating.
However, less than half of Spanish schools have their own kitchen on their premises - specifically, a meager 37%. Food is closely related to a problem that has multiplied in our country in recent years: child obesity. child obesity. This disease is also associated with other conditions such as diabetes and poorer academic results.
According to experts, in order to lay the foundations for a healthy diet for students, the ideal is for the dining room service to have its own kitchen and for the menu to be prepared by a nutritionist. Logos International School -aprivate schoolin Las Rozas de Madrid-, in its commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles, meets these two requirements.
Self-catering school cafeteria
The dining room at Logos International School has its own kitchen and two rooms divided by stages. The fact that we have our own kitchen facilities allows us to adjust to the individual needs of our students, such as allergies and intolerances. The dining room at El Ruedo is adapted in size and shape to facilitate the use and access for the youngest students, those in the first year of primary school. The dining room in the central building is subdivided into two parts. One part is for primary school students and the other for the rest of the students.
A monthly menu prepared by a nutritionist
Each month, we upload to our website the monthly menu prepared by a nutritionist. In addition, we take into account the nutritional needs of the students according to their age, as well as their personal needs.
Among the main features to create the ideal school menu are:
- Avoid added sugars, hydrogenated fats and additives.
- Incorporation of seasonal fruit as the main dessert after each meal. Although a dairy product can also be given as an option.
- Opt for white fish instead of fish by-products.
- Garnishes should be mostly composed of vegetables.
And of course, these first lessons in healthy eating in the school canteen must be complemented by the mid-morning snack and the good habits acquired at home.