Parents are urged to comply with the new guidelines.
The Ministry of Education has distributed a list of foods banned from being sold at all school canteens in UAE.
Nine food classes were recognized as having detrimental health impacts on students. The list was circulated to schools the country over on Tuesday.
The list contains the following things:
1. Hot dogs and processed meats
2. Indomie, as a result of its high fat and sodium content and artificial flavours
3. Chocolate bars, both with and without nuts
4. Chocolate spreads, for its high fat and sugar content and artificial flavours
5. Sweets, lollipops and jelly
6. All peanut products, to avoid allergic reactions
7. All potato chips and corn chips
8. Carbonated drinks, including energy drinks, flavoured water, juice, iced teas, slushies and eskimo drinks
9. All cream cakes and doughnuts for their high fat and sugar content and artificial colours
The new rules were issued in accordance with global health standards, helping schoolss form students' dietary and healthful needs.
Teaching youngsters and enabling them to settle on insightful nourishment decisions is an aptitude which will mean a more advantageous way of life that will serve them for their entire lives.
Sicknesses coming about because of lack of healthy sustenance, including weight, anorexia and paleness, are preventable, way of life based decisions.
The service asked school overseers to educate guardians of the new confinements. They additionally encouraged guardians to shun sending such restricted nourishment things to class and hold fast to the new sustenance rules.
Breakfast ought to be served at home, before understudies come to class, as per the service explanation. The early supper enables understudies to center and hold more data for the duration of the day. It additionally counteracts Type-2 diabetes and aides in keeping up a sound processing.
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