In kindergartens of Yaroslavl introduced a new system of power

The modernization of child nutrition will improve the quality of diet of preschool children and will save the city up to 100 million rubles per year.

In kindergartens of Yaroslavl decided to choose a single source of nutrition for children. Such an approach will significantly simplify the quality control and reduce expenses of the city budget to 60-100 million per year. The savings will go to further improving the quality of baby food. The previous system of delivery of nutrition for children with different food companies has led to an increase in the cost of products and, consequently, to the loss of food quality.

In November a working group of nutritionists, food technologists, heads of kindergartens and specialists of Department of education of the Yaroslavl mayor's office conducted an audit which revealed that in the children's diet was dominated by cereals, pasta, cereal, and there was a shortage of meat, vegetables and fruit. This was due as purchase prices, and the level of professionalism of chefs who could not cook more complicated dishes.

"We often received complaints from parents that in different kindergartens in the same parent Board children received different quality of food. Moreover, the heads of the agencies reduced the number of meals from five to three and purchased a cheaper and less quality products. The results of this inspection, the expert panel developed a menu that meets the basic principles of child nutrition: balance, calorie content, amount of food based on the age of the child", – said the press Secretary of the mayor of Yaroslavl Oksana Kubovich.

From the children's menu will exclude foods that contain preservatives: sausages, canned meat, condensed milk, commercial juices, jam. The diet is more meat, dairy products, vegetables, fruit drinks and compotes, made from natural fruits. In the new menu, there are smoothies with black currant, carrot curd, pink mashed potatoes, goulash, cutlets of chopped beef, beef Stroganoff and other dishes.

Along with the new menu of the canteens of kindergartens waiting for another major update. The selected provider will undertake the delivery of half-finished products, peeled fruit and vegetables. In addition, the kitchen will be much cleaner, because cooks will not have to learn to Polish products, they will only have to cook a dish from the feed ingredients.