When eating, do you like to eat food together or with food? At first glance, it is a matter of personal preference, but it may affect children's diet health and appetite.
The Food Nutrition Center of Dong Shi Foundation reminds us of "mixed rice", such as braised pork rice, fried rice, fried noodles, noodle soup, pasta, roasted rice, risotto and noodle soup. It is easy to eat too much oil, salt and calories, because what these kinds of foods mixed with the main course have in common is that miso soup will be eaten with the main course and seasonings will be used.
In addition, the mixed pattern of meals is easy to reduce children's appetite. You, deputy director of the National Health Department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, explained that one of the keys to affecting appetite is "looking good and eating better". When the original independent dishes are mixed with rice, the beauty of the dishes will be greatly reduced, and the color and size of the carefully designed ingredients in each dish will lose its meaning. Especially for children, sometimes "appearance" can affect appetite more than "taste", and the separation of rice and vegetables can make the food look delicious.
Eating separately helps to develop good eating habits.
Most children have a nutritious lunch at school. The Dong Shi Foundation made a small online questionnaire before the school started in September this year. According to the 152 primary school parents who answered, about 70% parents prepare tableware for their children at school lunch time, including bowls or lunch boxes, and 40% of them will prepare an extra bowl for their children to hold soup. Only about 20% of parents will help their children prepare plates or partition lunch boxes.