However, many children don't like the meals cooked by their mothers after they go to kindergarten. Instead, they prefer to eat the "big pot rice" in kindergarten. Why?
Is it different seasonings, different chefs, or are you tired of mom's taste? Answer: neither!
"Mom, I still think kindergarten meals are delicious", not because of seasoning or chefs.
My cousin's child is 4 years old this year, and she didn't like to eat anything but snacks for several months at home during the epidemic, so she had to chase after and feed every meal.
In just a few months, I watched my child getting thinner and thinner, and my mother was also worried. When I was growing up, how could I do without eating!
To my mother's surprise, since the beginning of school in September, the children's appetite has been on the rise, and they don't stick to their own snacks. When eating at home, the child said to himself, "Mom, I still think kindergarten food is delicious"!
Every day, children can be seen eating a big bowl of rice in the kindergarten monitoring. At the same time, my mother is happy and a little sad: she lost to the aunt of the big pot of rice. What a pity!
In fact, many children will have similar phenomena. The real reason is not that they are tired of their mother's cooking, nor that they are fresh to the taste of the new chef, but the following three points:
1) Kindergarten meals are both rich and small
Kindergarten recipes are specially formulated by nutritionists. In view of the small appetite of children, they will not give too much, but there are many kinds.
For example, a lunch may have a small piece of sweet potato, a small piece of corn, two spoonfuls of rice, one meat and one vegetable, which is very nutritious.
If you are at home, your child may just eat a corn or a bowl of rice and some vegetables. When he is full, he doesn't want to eat anything else, and he eats little nutrition and is not rich.
Things are rare, and the less the quantity, the more children are willing to eat. Different kinds of food together stimulate children's interest in eating, and their appetite will naturally increase.
2) The "herd pig effect" in the kindergarten canteen
Children are rebellious. They have only one child at home. The whole family urges themselves to eat, and they want to be naughty more than eating.
In kindergarten, it is competitive psychology. Dozens of children eat together, and the teacher inadvertently praises the children who eat fast, which triggers the "herd effect" of the children. Everyone competes with each other who eats more and faster.
Over time, children's appetites increase, and eating looks more fragrant.
3) The food is lighter and beautifully matched.
The home-cooked meal is eaten by the whole family, and the smell of oil and smoke is heavy and greasy, while the vegetables, meat, eggs and fruits in the kindergarten are reasonably matched.
From the aesthetic point of view, colorful is more attractive to children. From the taste point of view, it is refreshing, sweet and sour and not greasy, which is more suitable for children's taste buds.
do children like kindergarten meals? Mothers can also study and make their children willing to eat at home
Children in families with more than two children eat more smoothly, and there is motivation to compete with each other for eating.
Parents with only one child don't have to worry. Since children like kindergarten cuisine, mothers can also try to cook nutritious meals for their children at home, which will promote their physical and mental development.
Parents are advised to prepare a "Children's Nutritional Meal Recipe" to learn the collocation of nutritious meals and what are the staple foods. The best combination of meat and vegetables? Boiling soup ...
In addition, different nutritious meals can be prepared according to the climate change throughout the year, with emphasis on growing taller in spring, appetizing in summer, moistening in autumn and storing energy in winter.
It is also useful to prepare three meals a day for children on weekends or in winter and summer vacations. Love breakfast is nutritious, energy lunch is calorie-heavy, and healthy dinner is digested and absorbed ...
I wish every mother can win back her child's "appetite" and surprise her child with the taste of her mother. Healthy nutritious meals help her child grow taller and become smarter.