Yongin City to Provide Seasonal Fruit Snacks Once a Week at Kindergartens

Yongin City has decided to provide fresh seasonal fruits as snacks to children attending kindergartens. Classification work is underway for the food supplies to be sent to elementary schools in the area.

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will provide fresh seasonal fruits grown locally as snacks to kindergarten children starting this year.

Yongin City has been supporting healthy fruits for daycare children but had excluded kindergartens. It has now decided to provide direct support, investing a total project cost of 132 million KRW, the city announced on the 23rd.

Selected institutions will receive fresh seasonal fruits once a week from early next month until the end of September. Yongin City will provide fruits more than nine times annually, excluding the summer vacation period. The supported items include melon, watermelon, blueberry, plum, peach, Shine Muscat, tomato, and chamoe (Korean melon).

Yongin City plans to adjust the supply timing and types of fruits depending on the local production and supply conditions. However, fruits that are not produced locally or have insufficient production will be sourced from nearby regions.

Kindergartens receiving the fruits must provide them during a separate snack time. The regular meal menu follows proper nutritional management standards according to Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the School Meals Act.

Kindergarten officials wishing to participate can send an application form to the city via official letter or email (ldr1006@korea.kr). The application period is until the 2nd of next month.

A Yongin City official explained, "Consuming seasonal fruits rich in vitamins and minerals helps growing children build immunity, and fruit farmers can secure stable sales channels, creating a win-win effect. We plan to select target institutions focusing on kindergartens equipped with spaces and refrigeration facilities to safely store fruits."

There are currently 15,172 children enrolled in 158 kindergartens within Yongin City.

Yongin City is conducting a life-cycle food security system project that provides safe agricultural products targeting pregnant women, daycare children, and elementary school students.

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