Educação alimentar e nutricional em escolares de 6 a 10 anos de uma escola da rede pública de um município de pequeno porte.

Abstract

Children's food choices can be shaped by the way food is presented to each child, with food and nutrition education being a fundamental factor in the process of forming these eating habits. The school environment is essential in the learning process about extracurricular topics such as food education, as it is an environment conducive to teaching, it can help the child understand the subject presented more easily. In view of this, the present study aimed to analyze the impact of Food and Nutrition Education activities on students from 6 to 10 years old at a municipal school in the city of Jaçanã/RN. Therefore, questionnaires were applied before and after carrying out the adapted children's storytelling activity, in order to understand their impact on the students' knowledge. Based on the information collected, it was possible to observe the food frequency of the sample and the influence of the activities on their knowledge on the subject, highlighting that the actions satisfactorily changed the students' perspective on food and food choices, allowing the debate on the understanding of the activities. In this way, it is possible to perceive the importance of debates on Nutritional Education in the daily lives of children for the consolidation of healthy habits and the consequent prevention of non-communicable chronic diseases.