The Origin of National Student Nutrition Day

The origin of the National Student Nutrition Day can be traced back to 2005. The China government put forward the goal of establishing a national nutrition plan, aiming at improving the nutritional level of the whole people, especially the nutritional status of students.

China Student Nutrition Day was born under this background, aiming at advocating a healthy diet and lifestyle and improving students' nutrition and health. September is China Student Nutrition Day every year. On this day, schools and communities will organize various forms of publicity activities, such as healthy food exhibitions, nutrition lectures, sports competitions and so on. Encourage students to develop healthy eating and living habits.

The significance of China Student Nutrition Day lies not only in improving students' nutrition and health level, but also in promoting the whole society's attention to food safety and healthy life. Through this festival, we can deeply understand the importance of a healthy diet and constantly improve our diet literacy and quality of life.

Basic requirements for students' nutritious meals

1, breakfast design

According to the basic requirements of the Daily Recommended Dietary Supply Table for Students in China, the contents of various nutrients in general breakfast recipes should account for about 30% of the daily supply. According to the basic principle of "matching grains, matching thickness, matching meat and vegetables, and matching in various ways", more than 25 kinds of food are served all day, so that the nutritious breakfast can meet the requirements of rich nutrition and balanced diet as much as possible. A nutritious breakfast should consist of three parts: porridge, noodles, meat and vegetables. Add a melon and fruit to supplement vitamins after meals.

2. Lunch design

The designed amount of nutrients for students' lunch should account for 35-40% of the total daily supply. The food supply for students' nutritious lunch should include fruits and vegetables, soybeans and their products, fish, meat, poultry and eggs, with the proportions of about 65%, 10% and 25% respectively. Pay attention to the reasonable collocation of color, fragrance, taste, shape and quality of recipes. Good at cooking some cheap and nutritious dishes, such as bean products, pork liver, kelp, fat meat, carrots and other foods.

3. Dinner design

The designed amount of nutrients for students' nutritious dinner should account for 35-40% of the whole day's supply, and the designed amount of various nutrients should be supplemented with more nutrients that are conducive to promoting growth and development.

The food for students' nutritious dinner should include fruits and vegetables, soybeans and their products, fish, poultry, eggs and milk, with the proportions of 60%, 10% and 30% respectively. The variety of students' nutritious dinner should be 6- 10 or more (excluding soup and onion, ginger and garlic seasoning). Pay attention to the reasonable collocation of color, fragrance, taste, shape and quality of recipes.