Eat a balanced diet to stay healthy and strong

By Nilma Dole

Today, the students of Giggles International School eat a balanced diet. They bring red rice, chickpeas, green-gram, cowpea, yams and plenty of nutritious home-cooked food in their lunch boxes instead of junk food.

“A balanced diet is important to stay healthy and strong”, was the skit presented by the Giggles students at the breakfast show organised at the school recently. It highlighted the fact that we all need to eat nutritious food to stay healthy and strong. “A balanced diet consists of proteins, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals and water”, said the students.

Principal, Giggles International School, Mrs. Thushani Koralage stated, “We hope children will stop eating junk food and eat nutritious food and make it a habit to eat healthy food”.

The school has thereby set an example for children everywhere to eat traditional Sri Lankan meals and to make good food decisions, which is a must for today’s generation.