Last Wednesday officially started the school year 2022which will have mandatory face-to-face classes and with the return of a series of services in charge of the JunaebAs the School Feeding Program (PAE)which, due to the pandemic, was operating with food baskets and has now returned to work inside schools.
In addition, within the benefits delivered by the National School Aid and Scholarship Board appear the School Supplies Bonusthe School Feeding Scholarship (BAES), the Bonus for School Attendance, the Medical Services Program OR the Dental Health Plan.
In this way, many students will see great changes in their trays, such as the incorporation of liquid milk in breakfastin addition to the extension of the program “School Kitchen of the World”that integrates six new recipes from Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia, to promote the multicultural character of our country.
What are the new meals delivered to schools in 2022?
breakfasts
In the case of breakfast, the flavored milk formula was eliminated, replacing it with liquid milkand the option of smoothiemade based on milk or yogurt with cereal (quinoa, chia, oatmeal), fruit and honey to sweeten.
In addition, the bread will decrease by 50%incorporating more egg rotation in different preparations (omelette, hard boiled egg and scrambled egg).
Lunches
In the case of lunches, the vegetable rotationincorporating soups and creams in autumn and winter and salads in summerwhich will now align with natural lemon.
The same will happen with the fruitwhat will they be chopped and sweetened with honeywhich will allow a reduction of 83% of milk desserts.
The vegetables will be served in different formats (stews, croquettes, puree, hamburgers and salad) and will increase your consumption by 58%. The pasta will also decrease, incorporating their version wholemeal and cereals.
Also noteworthy is the inclusion of the sea salt and spices like oregano, turmeric and curryand of herbs as the basil and the parsley. this looks for highlight the flavors reducing salt, in addition to use stir-fries and sauces that improve the acceptability of the preparations.
is projected double the seafoodwith the delivery of different types of fish, shellfish and algae such as cochayuyo.
Recipes from abroad and native peoples of Chile
In general and for the first time, meals will be differentiated according to the season of the year and will vary depending on geographic locationincluding preparations with regional relevance and promoting local raw materials.
Also, to promote the multicultural character of our country, “School Kitchen of the World” will incorporate six new recipes from Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombiawhich will be added to the preparations of Peru, Haiti and Venezuela, currently in force.
In the same way, “Cocina con Raíces”, which seeks to rescue the traditions of the native peoples of Chilewill expand to more regions the delivery of the banana poeoriginally from Rapa Nui, like the peaktraditional Mapuche cuisine, and the Calapurcapreparation of the Aymara people.