Fueling minds for success

There’s no denying that the conversation around academic success usually centres around hard work, dedication, and plenty of time spent hitting the books. While there’s no getting around the fact that these three pillars play a very important role in setting a student up for success, it’d also be remiss to to ignore the role that proper nutrition plays in supporting optimal brain function and enhancing learning abilities among students. 

Well-developed education catering solutions should focus on providing a well-balanced diet that provides essential nutrients that contribute to cognitive development, concentration, and other areas necessary for supporting academic performance. Fortunately, that doesn’t have to be as difficult as it sounds – while the idea of an optimised nutritional intake might call to mind the idea of school catering companies painstakingly designing menus in sterile labs, there’s a few simple tips and tricks you can take on board to help set your students up for success.

These aren’t difficult tricks to live with, either! From advice as simple as including food from all five food groups to limiting your intake of sugar drinks, these pieces of dietary advice are easy to implement in anything from your child’s school routine to your own school catering solution. Making dietary decisions with success in mind can offer rewards such as increased levels of alertness, mental clarity, longer lasting energy, and more – proving there’s no lesson more valuable to teach than the simple wisdom that if you look after your body, it’ll look after you.

Check out a few of these pointers from our dietitians at the link below!