Stephanie Gatt
April 15, 2020
4:26 pm
This Lesson Was Contributed By:
Claudine Bonavia Stephanie Gatt
This Lesson is For:
Lesson Duration:
30 mins.
What Should You Expect From This Lesson?
In this lesson you will learn how to prepare, cook and serve healthy meals for children between the ages of 3-10 years. You will also be able to familiarize your selves with the Maltese Dietary Guidelines for children as issued by the Health Authorities. This document will enable users to make healthy and wise choices for children whilst ensuring that they are getting an adequate supply of nutrients according to different individual needs.
How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home:
• Read the notes.
• For more information regarding what is recommended by local health authorities with respect to overall health and wellbeing of children, please follow this link (https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/Documents/library/publications/Dietaryguidengrev.pdf) or follow this link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9iTwgkLDYI) for a visual explanation of this.
• Follow this link to find out how you can prepare a typical homemade healthy meal for children. (You can find the recipe in the notes.)
• Task: Keeping in mind the Dietary Guidelines for Children, prepare a meal which you think would be appropriate for a 5-year-old child. Remember to present the meal in an attractive way and to include a healthy drink with it, preferably freshly squeezed fruit and/or vegetables. Take a photo of your meal and share with your friends on social media. You can also film yourself whilst preparing the meal, and then upload it on Instagram, Youtube or Tik Tok. You can include #Health&SocialCare in your post to keep the trend going. Encourage your friends to do the same.
