Ministry of Education: disposable school meals should cover at least 20-25% of the daily calorie intake

Issues of catering in educational institutions are of particular interest to schoolchildren and their parents at the beginning of the school year. The Ministry of Education responded to the most popular of them, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

As emphasized in the department, one-time meals for students are provided in the form of a second breakfast (for students of the second shift - afternoon). Its calorie content should be at least 20-25% of the daily physiological need of the child for energy.

At the same time, the frequency of meals directly depends on the duration of stay in school. When staying in an educational institution from 6 to 8 hours, two meals a day are organized (for example, in the first shift this is the second breakfast and lunch or lunch or afternoon, depending on the schedule of the educational process). When staying from 8 to 10.5 hours after the second breakfast and lunch, an additional afternoon meal of 15% of the daily norm is provided.

The cost of food depends on the age of the child and the number of meals. The monetary rate of expenses for the second breakfast is 35%, for lunch - 50%, and for the afternoon - 15% of the corresponding daily rate of expenses for food.

These norms are enshrined in the resolution of the Council of Ministers of April 27, 2013 No. 317, taking into account the changes made by the government resolution No. 400 of August 5, 2026.