Parenting
Healthy Food Vs Jajanan Kekinian

Minimizing Unhealthy Exposure for Children

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It is undeniable that most children do prefer to choose contemporary snacks rather than healthy foods processed by their own parents.

Moreover, lately the latest snacks produced by the factory are very diverse types, looks and tastes. From candy, light snacks, to drinks.

However, as a wise parent or teacher. We should still direct children not to consume too much unhealthy snacks out there that are sold freely.

For example, at home we often make snacks such as banana sponge, fried tempe krispy, mushrooms or krispy intestine and other processed foods favorite of beloved sons and daughters.

In addition to the duties of parents at home in order to keep children from contemporary snacks as well as the school must be equally compact in giving these directions so that the intention to divert children from food is not healthy can be realized optimally and in accordance with expectations.

It is good that the school has strict rules to strictly prohibit all students from snacking outside, to anticipate that children do not snack carelessly.

The trick, the school held its own canteen by providing a variety of direct processed snacks that are free from harmful chemicals. Such as risoles, bakwan, arem-arem, lemon, fried bananas and other traditional foods.

The snacks were sold at a very affordable and friendly price in the pockets of children. Because the price of food is mostly just a thousand. From the start of various types of fried foods, even chicken noodles are packaged in such a way that they can be sold for one thousand rupiah.

At first I felt surprised, there is a chicken noodle price so much? After asking directly to the maker it was true with what was told by the firstborn was indeed chicken noodles ala-ala it was made as economically as possible to fit in the pockets of the students.

When the canteen is closed because maybe the supplier as well as the canteen guard is being obstructed. The school also remains alert to encourage students to bring their own supplies from home either in the form of rice and side dishes and vegetables or in the form of snacks or home Made healthy snacks. Not one bit gives the opportunity for children to snack haphazardly outside the school environment.

For myself, as a parent, students are very supportive and very grateful to the school because the firstborn of his diet so stay awake even though he is outside the home.

In addition, there are usually some children who are not too fond of various processed vegetables. Including the Fatih's firstborn. However, when the teacher instructed to bring rice, side dishes following vegetables. So with great enthusiasm he will ask his mother to make vegetables for his provisions to school.

My heart will be very happy when checking the box is empty without any food left in it.

In fact, when eating at home then I usually have to have a thousand mainstay ways how to make children willing to eat vegetables on their own awareness and will without having to be accompanied by any drama.

For example by mixing a carrot grater into his omelet or inserting a small tear of spinach leaves on pepes tofu will be eaten.