The lunch box, what do children eat at school?

It's the first days of school and the students at the "Elena Gjika" school in Pristina are learning about healthy food while playing.

In the class of teacher Blerta Zeqiri-Hasani, the little ones have to find the fruit in their hands wrapped.

Keqap is loved by children, but it is classified as a harmful food.

The children spent the long break eating from the food box prepared by their parents at home.

This method is already practiced in most of the capital's schools, since the subsidies from the Municipality have stopped.

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The lunch box is also a recommendation of the teachers, so that the little ones do not leave the classroom to buy food.

Banana is the fruit that is in most of the children's boxes in the third grade at "Elena Gjika" school.

And for adults, the school has its own buffet, which serves non-fast food.

What should be in the lunch box is determined by the duration of the children's stay at school, says nutritionist Vala Pupovci.

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Meanwhile, parents of primary school children should pay attention to strengthening bones by giving them milk products either at school or at home.

And in the food box, according to nutritionist Pupovci, children should not have chocolates or drinks with added sugar.