School environment as a place to promote healthy food choices

Authors

  • Roberta Fontanive Miyahira Instituto de Nutrição, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (INU / UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ Author http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4202-2756
  • Lilia Zagoa Instituto de Nutrição, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (INU / UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ Author
  • Marta Citelli dos Reis Instituto de Nutrição, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (INU / UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ Author
  • Josely Correa Koury Instituto de Nutrição, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (INU / UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/vd.v2n4.470

Keywords:

Nutrition Education, Gardens, Cooking Skills, Food Consumption, Functional Foods

Abstract

Promoting healthy eating habits in schools requires the development of educational activities that help and motivate the adoption of these behaviors. Thus, the aim of this study was to provide nutrition education to students and employees of a municipal school in Rio de Janeiro by developing a school garden and conducting workshops to train food handlers. The outlined method allowed not only the spread of technical and scientific knowledge but also the reflection of food in the nutritional, sensorial, functional, and sanitary aspects. To this end, several nutritional education activities were conducted through workshops. Reports from the participants and the empirical analysis performed by the researchers considered the workshops to be a creative and efficient alternative, with low cost and low implementation complexity.

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Published

2014-11-27

How to Cite

School environment as a place to promote healthy food choices. (2014). Health Surveillance under Debate: Society, Science & Technology , 2(4), 96-101. https://doi.org/10.3395/vd.v2n4.470

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