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We used an OPKP programme to calculate nutritional and energy val-
ues of traditional Slovenian breakfast. We processed the results from the sur-
vey with an Excel Microsoft Office 365 programme.
Results
zdravje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 42 Traditional slovenian breakfast
Traditional slovenian breakfast is composed of bread, milk, honey, butter and
an apple (Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano, 2018). As die-
titians we suggest consumption of whole grain bread from locally produced
grains, such as wheat whole grain bread or whole grain bread with different
seeds. An advantage of whole-grain bread is, that it has more dietary fibre com-
pared to white bread and thus more minerals, vitamins and micronutrients
(Prehrana.si, n. d.e). Honey should be consumed carefully, since it has high
energy density. We suggest consuming no more than two tea spoons of hon-
ey per day, considering children don‘t consume any sugars with other sweet
foods (Prehrana.si, n. d.c). Milk has high nutrient and low energy density, it is
a source of quality protein. We need to introduce pupils to low-fat dairy prod-
ucts, because fatty acids in dairy products are mostly saturated. As children
start elementary school, we suggest they consume only semi-skimmed milk.
Substitution of milk for fermented dairy products, such as yoghurt, is also en-
couraged, since it contains more probiotic bacteria and is easier to digest (Preh-
rana.si, n d.d). A fruit included in the breakfast should be fresh and locally
produced. Another choice is dried fruit without added sugars (Pravilnik o izv-
ajanju projekta Tradicionalni slovenski zajtrk, 2020).
Table 1: Foods in an average traditional slovenian breakfast
and their energy values.
Food Whole grain Milk, semi- Butter Honey Apple Altogether
bread skimmed 15 20 111 397
Quantity (g) 50 74 67 67 382
Energy value 200 310 281 281 1604
100
(kcal) 75
Energy value (kJ) 420
315
DEI for pupils in age group 13–14 years is 10080 kJ (2400 kcal) (Nacion-
alni inštitut za javno zdravje, 2020). An average traditional slovenian break-
fast has 1604 kJ (Table 1) and represents 16% of DEI in an above mentioned age
group. Figure 1 shows that 10% of energy value of traditional slovenian break-
fast is obtained from protein, 26% from fats and 64% from carbohydrates (OP-
KP, 2021).
ues of traditional Slovenian breakfast. We processed the results from the sur-
vey with an Excel Microsoft Office 365 programme.
Results
zdravje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 42 Traditional slovenian breakfast
Traditional slovenian breakfast is composed of bread, milk, honey, butter and
an apple (Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano, 2018). As die-
titians we suggest consumption of whole grain bread from locally produced
grains, such as wheat whole grain bread or whole grain bread with different
seeds. An advantage of whole-grain bread is, that it has more dietary fibre com-
pared to white bread and thus more minerals, vitamins and micronutrients
(Prehrana.si, n. d.e). Honey should be consumed carefully, since it has high
energy density. We suggest consuming no more than two tea spoons of hon-
ey per day, considering children don‘t consume any sugars with other sweet
foods (Prehrana.si, n. d.c). Milk has high nutrient and low energy density, it is
a source of quality protein. We need to introduce pupils to low-fat dairy prod-
ucts, because fatty acids in dairy products are mostly saturated. As children
start elementary school, we suggest they consume only semi-skimmed milk.
Substitution of milk for fermented dairy products, such as yoghurt, is also en-
couraged, since it contains more probiotic bacteria and is easier to digest (Preh-
rana.si, n d.d). A fruit included in the breakfast should be fresh and locally
produced. Another choice is dried fruit without added sugars (Pravilnik o izv-
ajanju projekta Tradicionalni slovenski zajtrk, 2020).
Table 1: Foods in an average traditional slovenian breakfast
and their energy values.
Food Whole grain Milk, semi- Butter Honey Apple Altogether
bread skimmed 15 20 111 397
Quantity (g) 50 74 67 67 382
Energy value 200 310 281 281 1604
100
(kcal) 75
Energy value (kJ) 420
315
DEI for pupils in age group 13–14 years is 10080 kJ (2400 kcal) (Nacion-
alni inštitut za javno zdravje, 2020). An average traditional slovenian break-
fast has 1604 kJ (Table 1) and represents 16% of DEI in an above mentioned age
group. Figure 1 shows that 10% of energy value of traditional slovenian break-
fast is obtained from protein, 26% from fats and 64% from carbohydrates (OP-
KP, 2021).
