Flourish Health & Wellbeing eMag - Latest Edition - Flipbook - Page 36
The role of routine
Healthy behaviour is often built through repetition. One
balanced lunch will not transform a child’s health, but
hundreds of balanced lunches over the course of a school
year can help shape expectations around what a normal
meal looks like.
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children repeated exposure to different foods, including
vegetables and traditional ingredients. Children often
need repeated, low pressure exposure before accepting
unfamiliar foods.
A shared school meal can make that exposure feel less
intimidating. When everyone is eating the same lunch, the focus
shifts from individual preference to collective experience.
Over time, this can help children see nutritious food not as
something unusual, forced or separate from everyday life, but
as a normal part of the day.
