Although it is not considered a substitute for lunch, the school lunch box should include energizing, protective or regulating foods.

There school lunch box According to data from the Health Portfolio, it represents 15% of the daily diet, so it must be healthy and balanced to ensure optimal physical and intellectual development.

Marianne Hidalgonutritionist and lifestyle blogger, specifies that, even if it should not be considered as a breakfast substitute, it is essential that it integrates energy foods, protectors or regulators, as well as trainers or builders.

In the first group are cereals, fats and sugars. For example, oatmeal pancakes which, in addition to providing energy, provide a large amount of fiber and aid digestion. The entry can be found in the América Orgánica store via Fazil.

The bone protectorsMeanwhile, they provide vitamins, minerals and fiber (fruits and vegetables), options that La huerta del Nonno, GoldenFarms and Verfru offer.

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Training foods, on the other hand, are sources of animal protein, such as meat (fish, chicken, beef), eggs and dairy products; or vegetable, such as soy, beans, nuts and seeds.

Its consumption promotes growth and tissue formation. One of these options is quail eggs or fortified novelty foods like Sangrecita Factory, the Tottus brand that fights anemia with funny creations, or cookies NutriH, awarded overseas for dramatically reducing rates of this disease as well as child malnutrition.

Vanessa Vargasa medical instructor at the EsSalud emergency school, said the excessive weight that most school children carry on their shoulders can lead to health problems such as spinal deformities, poor walking postures and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system. .

The specialist warns andean such as neck and back pain, muscle spasms in the shoulders, as well as lower back discomfort, as these are the main complications that students face due to improper use and excessive weight of the backpack.

He school bag weight, at their discretion, should not exceed 10% of school body weight, especially if it is an infant, whose age is up to 8 years. He pointed out that when loading the backpack, it is important to maintain good posture, a straight and not bent back.

Also avoid unnecessary loads, otherwise the child will be forced to arch the spine, and move the head and trunk forward to compensate for the weight. He argued that if the miner is using a wheeled backpack, it is advisable to carry it forward because dragging or pulling it could cause shoulder pain or slouching.

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If they are backpacks with straps and straps, they must be padded and avoid pulling them from the ground to place them on one shoulder. The proper thing is to place them on the table and from there place them in both arms at the same time.

For parents, the return to school involves changing certain habits of minors at home with a lot of patience and dialogue, because not everyone has the same desire to return to school and adapt to the class rigidity.

Through the Health and Wellness program, experts indicate that sometimes “post-holiday syndrome”, which consists of feeling sad and apathetic at the idea of ​​having to return to school obligations.

For some it is easier to adapt, but for others these changes are more expensive. For this reason, experts say it is important to gradually prepare them for new routines or, in any case, to talk about the new panorama they will experience.

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