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How to Reduce Food Waste in Kindergartens and Schools?

Unserved lunch remains in the kitchen, while food that children haven't eaten returns from the dining room or playrooms. Both can end up as kitchen waste, but the causes and reduction possibilities differ. How to determine where and why food remains and reduce waste while maintaining the diversity and nutritional quality of meals? This is a question that kindergartens and schools face when organizing nutrition.

Nutrition in Educational Institutions

How to Reduce Food Waste in Kindergartens and Schools?

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Nutrition in Educational Institutions

Is Nutrition in Schools and Kindergartens Really Aligned with Nutrition Guidelines?

Nutrition in kindergartens and schools is a topic that parents, staff, and children have much to say about. There is often debate about what children like, what they don't eat, whether there is enough food, and whether meals are too "healthy" or not "healthy" enough. The key question, however, is how much the menus in practice are actually aligned with the Guidelines for Nutrition in Educational Institutions [1], as by following them we support children's health and the development of healthy eating habits.

Family Nutrition

Is Breakfast Really Important?

"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." This statement is well-known, but many people wake up in the morning without feeling hungry and feel averse to the thought of food. So let's answer the question: does regularly skipping breakfast really harm our health?

In the Media

Dr. Maja Berlic guest on the Spotcast show with Eva Cimbola

How to teach a child a healthy relationship with food? Less forcing, more trust.

Family Nutrition

Does a Child Really Know How Much They Need to Eat?

How appetite regulation develops and what adults can do to avoid overriding it.

In the Media

About Children's Nutrition on the Good Morning Show

Dr. Maja Berlic was a guest on the Good Morning show on RTV Slovenia, where she discussed children's nutrition at the start of kindergarten and elementary school at the beginning of the new school year.

Nutrition in Educational Institutions

How Many New Requirements Can the Existing Nutrition System in Slovenian Kindergartens and Schools Still Handle?

Religiously adapted meals raise an important question of equality. But they also raise a question we discuss far too little: who will actually implement all the new requirements in kindergartens and schools?

Nutrition in Educational Institutions

Why Is the Share of Local and Organic Foods in Educational Institutions Not Higher?

There is a widespread public belief that the public procurement system is based primarily on finding the lowest price, which is not the case.

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Family Nutrition

Planning Family Nutrition According to Dietary Guidelines and Budget

Nutrition is one of the most important foundations of our health. Through it, we provide the body with energy and all the nutrients needed for growth, development, work, learning, and life in general. Despite this, we often pay too little conscious attention to nutrition.

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Nutrition in Educational Institutions

Response to the Advocate for the Principle of Equality's Recommendation on Nutrition in Kindergartens and Schools: Between the Right to Choose and System Limitations

Response to the Advocate for the Principle of Equality's recommendation on nutrition in kindergartens and schools, and reflection on professional, organizational, and financial limitations of the system.

Nutrition in Educational Institutions

Nutrition in Kindergartens and Schools: The Invisible Experts Who Decide What Our Children Eat

Nutrition coordinators in educational institutions are crucial for quality, safety, and sustainability of school meals, yet their role often remains insufficiently recognized.

Public Health

Overweight and Obesity

Obesity is a multifactorial disease where biological susceptibility meets the environment, dietary patterns, physical inactivity, sleep, and stress.

Family Nutrition

Guidelines for Children's Nutrition at Home

How families can apply the principles of school nutritional guidelines at home to support balanced all-day nutrition for children.

Public Health

Healthy Eating Habits in Children Are an Investment in Our Future

Eating habits are formed in childhood and significantly affect long-term health, quality of life, and risk of chronic diseases.

Practical Tips

Food Shopping – Healthy or Just Looking Healthy?

The appearance of packaging and nutrition claims can create the impression of a healthy choice, which is why reading labels is a key skill when shopping for food.

Nutrition in Educational Institutions

What Our High School Students Eat - Part 1

High school nutrition is an important public health issue, as this is a period when adolescents' dietary patterns rapidly become established.

Practical Tips

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis of Body Composition (BIA)

Bioelectrical impedance analysis of body composition is a useful method for monitoring changes in the body, but requires thoughtful interpretation of results.

Practical Tips

Food Groups - A Practical Guide to a Balanced Plate

A practical overview of the main food groups and their role in creating a balanced plate.

Nutrition in Educational Institutions

School Sandwich Under the Microscope

A comparison of different school sandwiches shows how the choice of bread, spread, protein food, and vegetables can affect the nutritional quality of the meal.

Public Health

Vitamin D - Summary of Guidelines for Adequate Supply

Summary of national guidelines for adequate vitamin D supply and key recommendations for different age groups.

Practical Tips

Food Leftovers – An Opportunity for Improvement

Food leftovers are not just a household problem, but an opportunity for better resource management, better organization, and less food waste.

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Practical Tips

24 Holiday Ideas for a Balanced Relationship with Food

Holidays can be delicious, relaxed, and body-friendly at the same time. Short ideas help maintain balance without feeling restricted.

Nutrition in Educational Institutions

Nutrition in Slovenian Kindergartens and Schools – The Foundation of Prevention

The Slovenian system of organized nutrition in kindergartens and schools is an important preventive mechanism that provides children with access to balanced meals.

Family Nutrition

5 Facts About Young Children's Eating Habits

Eating habits begin to form early. Pickiness, changing appetite, and slow acceptance of vegetables are a normal part of development.

In focus

How to Reduce Food Waste in Kindergartens and Schools?

How to Reduce Food Waste in Kindergartens and Schools?

Is Nutrition in Schools and Kindergartens Really Aligned with Nutrition Guidelines?

Is Breakfast Really Important?

Dr. Maja Berlic guest on the Spotcast show with Eva Cimbola

Does a Child Really Know How Much They Need to Eat?

About Children's Nutrition on the Good Morning Show

How Many New Requirements Can the Existing Nutrition System in Slovenian Kindergartens and Schools Still Handle?

Why Is the Share of Local and Organic Foods in Educational Institutions Not Higher?

Planning Family Nutrition According to Dietary Guidelines and Budget

Response to the Advocate for the Principle of Equality's Recommendation on Nutrition in Kindergartens and Schools: Between the Right to Choose and System Limitations

Nutrition in Kindergartens and Schools: The Invisible Experts Who Decide What Our Children Eat

Overweight and Obesity

Guidelines for Children's Nutrition at Home

Healthy Eating Habits in Children Are an Investment in Our Future

Food Shopping – Healthy or Just Looking Healthy?

What Our High School Students Eat - Part 1

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis of Body Composition (BIA)

Food Groups - A Practical Guide to a Balanced Plate

School Sandwich Under the Microscope

Vitamin D - Summary of Guidelines for Adequate Supply

Food Leftovers – An Opportunity for Improvement

24 Holiday Ideas for a Balanced Relationship with Food

Nutrition in Slovenian Kindergartens and Schools – The Foundation of Prevention

5 Facts About Young Children's Eating Habits

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