Regular and frequent meals provide the energy needed to help you keep going from early morning to late night. We should eat frequently, with no more than four hours between the meals. This is why we, at Sodexo's school cafeterias and student restaurants, offer a range of afternoon snacks in addition to lunch.
Your daily diet should include breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner and an evening snack. It is also good to have regular times for meals and snacks. This will ensure sufficient energy intake and help you to stay active. Eating regularly guarantees that you will have the necessary energy for your leisure activities and for hanging out with your friends after school.
Regular meals are also important for mental performance, weight management and dental health. A regular rhythm balances your blood sugar level and helps you to concentrate and be alert at work and school. At the same time, you can avoid cravings and subsequent overeating. Missing regular meals leads easily to unhealthy snacking, which exposes you to weight gain and cavity formation.
A proper snack, on the other hand, keeps hunger away for a longer time without giving empty calories. Healthy snacks include vegetables, fruit and berries, sandwiches with margarine spread and topped with vegetables or low-fat cheese or meat, or low-fat and low-sugar yoghurts.
The Healthy Snack Pass is one way of learning to eat well and regularly. The snacks you can buy with your pass are tasty and healthy.
The plate model is the basis for proper eating.
Plate model at our Feeling Good site