How many meals does a average middle schooler eat a day?

Answer 1

The average middle school child eats a lot ,because he/she is growing and needs the energy. Ideally the child should be encouraged to eat a good breakfast containing some protein (such as yoghurt, bacon, eggs, sausage, cheese...) and complex carbohydrates (such as pronutro, all-bran, muesli, whole wheat bread, whole wheat muffin...) and diary (such as milk, yoghurt, cheese...). Encourage a child to eat breakfast by getting the whole family together early in the morning and making turns to help prepare breakfast.Set a good example by eating breakfast yourself. Lunch should be healthy and contain nutritious foods. Limit sweets to twice/ three times a week and give small portions. If you are too busy to prepare a cooked meal for lunch, pack a lunch box with whole grain bread/ muffins. add a cheese wedge, dried fruit, a whole fresh fruit, frozen yoghurt tube... keep it as healthy as possible. Try to cook at least one cooked meal a day. It could be made quickly if you're super busy- such as Mc Cain vegetables, I&J chicken breasts/fish that you just pop into the oven and eat 15 minutes later. The child should also be allowed 2 to 3 snacks a day. Ideally between breakfast and lunch, lunch and dinner and after dinner. Snacks shouls be ultra healthy like a cup of air-popped salted popcorn, dried fruit, fresh fruit, fruit juice, yoghurt. It is good for the child to have 3 balanced meals, 2-3 snacks and to learn to drink lots of unflavoured clean water when he/she is still young. Children should be teached what an appropriate food portion is - not too big for them to eat up. But a child should never be forced to clean his plate when he is already full.