School Age Children Feeding

• Growth from ages 6 to 12 years is slow but

steady, paralleled by a constant increase in
food intake.
• Children from low-income families are eligible
(‫( ﻣﻬﻴﺄ‬for free or reduced-price meals.
• The school, including the administration,
teachers, students, and food service
personnel, in cooperation with families and
the community, are encouraged ‫ )ﻣﺸﺠﻊ‬to
work together to support nutrition integrity
‫ ﺳﻼﻣﺔ‬in the educational setting
• Consumption of school meals also is
affected by the daily school schedule and
the amount of time allotted for children to
eat.
• Children who require a special diet
because of certain medical conditions
such as diabetes, celiac disease, or
documented food allergy are eligible for
modified school meals.
• Children with developmental disabilities
are eligible to attend public school from
ages 3 to 21 years, and some of them
need modified school meals (e.g., meals
that are texture modified, or with
increased or decreased energy density).
• Today many school age children are
responsible for preparing their own
breakfasts. It is not uncommon for children
to skip this meal altogether, even children in
the primary grades.

• Children who skip breakfast tend to

consume less energy and other nutrients
than those who eat breakfast
• Reviews of the effects of breakfast on
cognition ‫اﻻدراك‬and school performance‫اﻻداء‬
‫ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﻲ‬indicate a positive association
between breakfast and school performance.
• Snacks are commonly eaten by school age
children, primarily after school and in the
evening.
• Families should continue to offer wholesome
‫ﺻﺤﻲ‬snacks at home and support nutrition
education efforts in the school.
• The food needs are increased in keeping
with the child‘s growth rate and activity
• Children can take most of the food, except
coffee, spicy and fried foods.
• Children can eat foods which need biting
and chewing such as roasted
‫ﻣﺤﻤﺺ‬nuts, .
• At this stage, proper nutrition is necessary.
• Children usually need four meals.
• Breakfast should not be missed.
• A good breakfast should include some
cereals, some milk and fruits.
Nutrition Education
• As children grow, they acquire knowledge and
assimilate concepts.‫اﺳﺘﻴﻌﺎب‬
• The early years are ideal for providing
nutrition information and promoting ‫ﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ‬
positive attitudes about all foods.
• Nutrition education can be informal and take
place in the home with parents as models
and a diet with a wide variety of foods.
• Nutrition education in schools is less
standard and frequently has minimum or no
requirements for inclusion in the curriculum
or the training of teachers.
• Recommendations include policies in
schools promoting coordination between
nutrition education; access to and
promotion of child nutrition programs; and
cooperation with families, the community,
and health services
 NUTRITIONAL CONCERNS (problems)
• Overweight and Obesity
• Underweight and Failure
• Iron Deficiency
• Dental Caries
• Allergies
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism Spectrum ‫ ﻃﻴﻒ‬Disorder