The European Union prepares a draft in which it is intended to allocate 90 million euros annually to fund the plan for the 2009-10 school year, which will include a campaign to promote healthy food and fight against childhood obesity. Within this campaign, a striking proposal is that of Free supply of fruits and vegetables in European schools.
If this news is confirmed, it would be a great idea to promote a healthy meal in schools, because there is nothing better than offering something for free and having it within reach so that our appetite is opened ... And, given the price more and more high of these foods, they should not be missing in any school menu. That is why I believe that, more than an annual campaign, it should be extended beyond and become something habitual.
The program is aimed at permanently increasing the percentage of fruits and vegetables in children's diets, at the time when your eating habits are formed.
Many European countries already have subsidized school programs, but in others, such as in central and eastern Europe, they shine because of their absence, and childhood obesity does not understand borders: up to 27 percent of men and 38 percent One hundred of women in Europe are considered obese.
The poorest regions, where the consumption of these foods is especially low, would receive a special boost, with 75% of the cost financed with European money.
Anyway, I like to believe that healthy habits start at home, but the help from any front seems great and the ideal is to complement the menus without ever forgetting the importance of physical activity in daily life.
