PROVISION OF HEALTH-SAVING NUTRITION OFPRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ORGANIZED GROUPS OF THE SVERDLOVSK REGION

The paper discusses the organized nutrition of preschool children living in adverse environmental conditions, from the point of view of the actual provision of their physiological need for food and biologically active substances to save health. Various methods were used in the work to assess nutrition, health, as well as the vitamin and mineral supply of the body by a non-invasive method using the VITASTIQ-2 device. According to the results of the study difficulties were identified in providing children with a diverse healthy diet already at the stage of children's nutrition. Also we revealed an imbalance in the food set, which leads to an increased content of sodium and simple carbohydrates, to an insufficient amount of essential amino acids and vitamin B1. The integral index of usefulness of the chemical composition for a daily diet is calculated by the author's method. It is noted that due to the food that is not eaten by children in preschool educational institutions, they have an imbalance in the intake of biologically active substances, which reduces the protective and adaptive reserves of the child to adverse environmental factors. In order to correct diets, group and individual recommendations were proposed, as well as recommendations at the level of education departments and municipal administrations.