Experts comment that some disorders like ADD can be confused and are more related to poor diet.
What children eat for breakfast at recess can have a significant impact on their performance the rest of the day, in addition to affecting their cognitive and attention processes, which on other occasions, can be interpreted as ADD problems. Attention Deficit) or Hyperactivity, since these can develop thanks to the chemicals that the packaging brings or even by some dyes in processed juices. For this reason, many children are channeled with psychologists who come to interpret some of these traits and medicate, however, the reality is that it has a lot to do with the diet and food consumed by children, not to mention obesity problems or childhood diabetes that can lead.
Healthy lunchboxes for back to school
In Mexico, the epidemic of overweight and obesity is a problem of great magnitude in all age groups and that it presents an accelerated growth. Therefore, you have to take care of the menus of each day.
The lunch box must be supplied at noon or mid-afternoon (depending on the child’s school schedule) and must be a combination of cereals, proteins, a fruit and vegetables, as well as natural water. The suggested calorie intake in preschoolers is 217 to 240 per refrigerator. And for primary 275 to 290 calories. This should be adjusted to the activities that the little ones develop during the day.
The benefits of a suitable lunch box: establish eating habits, promote healthy living, provide the necessary nutrients for proper growth and promote the selection of more balanced foods for your nutrition.