Kids love chicken nuggets, don’t they? Crispy nuggets in a homemade, healthy version – prepared without trans fats or flavour enhancers. Accompanied by a colourful combination of rice and vegetables, the meal provides crucial vitamins: A for proper eyesight, B for a healthy brain and C for supporting your child’s immune system. On top of it, it serves as a great supplement of plant-based protein.

Carrots are naturally sweet after grilling, they also contain vitamin A which improves eyesight and skin tone. Broccoli provides additional vitamin K, which increases the absorption of vitamin D (bone mineralization), and sulforaphane to help protect the gut from bacteria and viruses. 

Fresh seasonal fruits are full of vitamins C, K and fiber, improving the functioning of the child’s intestines. Sweet coconut balls are a healthy, sugar-free version of the dessert and the addition of butter supports the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.

Easily digestible cakes made from local fish (what better ingredient of school lunch in Malta can you think of!) supplement the diet with the necessary omega-3 fatty acids for good brain development of the child. The addition of parsley has two of the greatest benefits – it covers the daily requirement for vitamin C and improves iron absorption. The smooth texture of potatoes with butter increases the digestibility of the meal and increases the amount of good bacteria in the gut (prebiotic).

Oats provide a lot of microelements like manganese, iron, zinc, copper, important for the chemical processes in your little one’s body.

Fresh seasonal fruits are full of vitamins C, K, and fiber, improving the functioning of the child’s intestines.

Meat is a great source of good protein and minerals such as iron – preventing anemia and oxygenating the body – and phosphorus – important for strong teeth and bones. Vitamins A and E found in beef are crucial for vision development, good cell regeneration and liver, while B6 and B12 are extremely important for the nervous system.

Tomatoes help the absorption of iron. The form of a sauce is better than that of fresh tomatoes – this increases the amount of the precious lycopene which strengthens the heart, builds the skin’s resistance to UVA and UVB radiation, and supports cognitive processes – exactly what you need in a healthy school meal!

Most vegetables consist of water. They perfectly hydrate the body – a very important factor in a country like Malta. Fresh seasonal fruits are full of vitamins C, K and fiber, improving the functioning of the child’s intestines.

Fresh seasonal fruits are full of vitamins C, K, and fiber, improving the functioning of the child’s intestines.