The ability of a country to attain the level of civilization expected from the social and economic side depends only on the existence of strong, healthy and talented individuals in the physical and mental manner. It is possible that our children, who make up the majority of our country's population, are healthy and productive individuals in the future, with adequate and balanced nutrition and active living. The child's personality is shaped especially in the pre-school period and it is these years that the habits that will affect the behavior in the age of adulthood are acquired.

Healthy eating habits acquired during childhood play an important role in preventing the problems that may arise in later ages by affecting the later periods of life. Healthy eating plays an important role in the child's physical, social and emotional development. Studies have shown that inadequate and unbalanced students have shortened attention span, decreased perception, difficulty in learning and behavioral disorders, prolonged absenteeism, and low school achievement. It is very important that our children should live healthier, productive and successful lives. The sports activities that the child regularly performs during this period ensure the development of a healthy physical structure; In the future, healthy eating reduces the risk of many chronic diseases.

Cheese, fresh fruit or juices, a few slices of bread, a glass of milk is sufficient for breakfast for children. Especially because of high-quality protein and rich vitamins and minerals, boiled eggs should be frequently consumed. The ability to maintain physical and mental performance at the highest level throughout the day is possible through the regular consumption of meals and main meals.

For this reason, the meal should not be omitted. It is best to take the foods to be consumed daily in 3 main, 2 intermediate meals. The foods sold in the outdoors are not reliable and clean enough. Also, there is a risk of rapid deterioration because they are not kept under proper conditions. For this reason, it is absolutely necessary not to buy foods that are sold outdoors, especially around the school. Children should also be careful in choosing the food they buy from places such as school canteens, buffets. While buying packaged foods such as milk, care should be taken to ensure that food stamps such as toast, pretzel, and poultry, which are sold without bulk, are also prepared cleanly and reliably, as the labeling information includes the production permit from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the expiration date has not passed.

It is very important for children to have a habit of washing their hands and brushing teeth for a healthy life. Dirty hands can be the cause of many diseases ranging from simple colds to deadly hospital infections. For this reason, children have to get used to washing their hands thoroughly with soap under warm running water when they come home from outside, especially after entering the toilet before and after eating, playing outside.

Teachers should organize various activities (eg information contest, classroom newspaper, nutrition corner etc.) with the students in order to provide sufficient and balanced nutrition and to prepare the ground for discussing this topic with the students. Students should be questioned whether they have breakfast or not, and often warn them that they should not consume food sold outdoors. The content of the children's diaper bag should be prepared in accordance with the menu examples previously recommended by the Ministry of Health and their contents should be checked frequently. During feeding hours; Food, such as cheese, eggs, fresh vegetables and fruits, milk, buttermilk, freshly squeezed fruit juice should be consumed rather than ready to use foods and beverages. Have a healthy life.

Care should be taken to clean the feeding bag and water mats every day. Children should be warned about not drinking water from public places and safe drinking water should be ensured. If the lunch is being eaten at school, the menu must be prepared in line with the samples of the Ministry of Health. When relaxing at home or feeling hungry while studying, be careful of the foods to be consumed. For example, sugars and sugary foods, chips and so on are totally useless when compared with the milk, yogurt, milk sweeties, bread-to-bread cheese, freshly squeezed fruit juices, dry nuts and dry fruits.

It is crucial for children to provide a smoke-free environment, to avoid smoking next to them, and at least to make their home environment "non-smoking" a place to protect children's health. Emphasis should also be placed on increasing physical activity in order to ensure that the body works regularly, increases the usefulness of the consumed foods to the body, and positively contributes to the physical, mental and emotional development of children. For this reason, it should not be encouraged to watch TV for a long time, to avoid using the computer, to have children take care of the school management, but also to any sports club that their parents love.

Children need to consume enough and balanced amounts of nutrients from the four food groups to eat healthily. Care should be taken to consume enough amounts of food every single day such as milk, yogurt in milk group and chicken, eggs, dried legumes in meat group, vegetable and fruit group and bread, bulgur, pasta, rice in cereal group. Children should be careful to consume as much as 2-3 cups of milk or yogurt and 1 matchbox of white cheese, especially for bone and tooth development.

They are also recommended to be more resistant to diseases and to consume at least 5 servings of fresh vegetables or fruit each day for healthy growth and development. The most important meal for students is breakfast. After starving all night, our bodies and our brains need the energy to start the day. If you do not have breakfast, there is the distraction, fatigue, headache and reduced mental performance. For this reason, starting with an adequate and balanced breakfast in the morning is crucial to the success of the students in school. Care should be taken to ensure that children have the habit of having breakfast on a regular basis every morning.