We Understand Nutrition

East Side Entrees is committed to improving the health of today’s children by offering nutritious foods that meet the healthy eating guidelines set by the USDA in its Food Guide Pyramid. The basis of these recommendations includes a wide variety of foods rich in essential nutrients that are necessary for optimal growth and development. At ESE, we look to these guidelines and work with dietitians and nutrition professionals so that we can offer the most nutritious and delicious foods for kids available.

ESE brands are:

  • • Nutritious
  • • Easy to prepare and serve
  • • Foods that kids love

Many of our products contain:

  • • Whole grains
  • • Low sugar cereals
  • • Minute Maid® Kids+™ 100% Juice

At ESE, we take the health of our consumers very seriously. Eating habits of America’s children have deteriorated over the past few decades. The trend towards increased childhood obesity will continue on its path unless those of us who influence children’s eating habits take action by providing more nutritious foods that appeal to them.

“Gold Star” Breakfast to the Rescue

ESE introduced its new grab ‘n go Breakfast BREAKS to help boost School Breakfast participation. Served with milk, Breakfast Breaks is a complete, ready to eat, nutritious breakfast featuring whole grain, low-sugar cereals. Eight of our Breakfast BREAKS meals carry the “Gold Star” designation, meaning they contain less than 20% of calories from fat, less than 5% from saturated fat, 25 grams or less of sugar, and essential vitamins. Each “Gold Star” meal contains a Minute Maid® 100% Juice. For more information, visit www.breakfastbreaks.com/foodservice/.  More »

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day – and now there’s plenty of research to confirm it. Study after study shows that children who eat breakfast do better in school and have general overall better health than those who skip the morning meal. While there may not be time at home each morning to get a nutritious breakfast, more and more schools are participating in the National School Breakfast Program. Today, about 78,000 schools in the country provide breakfast at school to 9 million children each day.

Healthy Diets for Kids

Don't forget the snacks. Healthy eating for children and teenagers can be a challenge.  More »

To meet energy needs, children and teens should eat at least three meals each day, beginning with breakfast. Snacks also form an integral part of healthy diets for children and teens. Young children generally cannot eat large quantities of food at one sitting and get hungry long before the next regular mealtime. Mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks are advised for this age.

Fast-growing, active teens may have tremendous energy needs. Even though their regular meals can be substantial, they still may need snacks to supply energy between meals and to meet their daily nutrient needs. Tweens and teens need extra nutrients to support the adolescent growth spurt, which begins in girls at ages 10 or 11 and in boys at 12 or 13 years of age.

In addition to other nutrients, adequate amounts of iron and calcium are particularly important as the adolescent body undergoes this intensive growth period.

Food and Nutrition Resources

Our ESE Links