A escola como lócus privilegiado para ações de educação alimentar e nutricional: um relato de experiências com pré-escolares

Abstract

The article presents an account of a Food and Nutrition Education (EAN) experience with preschool children from using dialogic methodologies at a nursery school in the municipal network of Santa Cruz - RN. This is an account of experiences of EAN actions developed in a nursery of the municipal network of the small town of Santa Cruz / RN during the year 2017 and was attended by 23 preschoolers of both sexes in the age group from 4 to 5 years of age. At each meeting, a dialogic methodology was used based on play activities, which lasted approximately 40 minutes in each dynamics, over a period of two days, and the themes addressed were the food groups and healthy foods. Posters, videos, games, and cutouts and collages were used. The preschoolers show that they know well the food groups, especially cereals, fruits and meat and eggs. It can be observed that the students showed great interest in expressing their opinions, tastes, habits, preferences and food experiences, interacting with all the activities. Finally, it is believed that the wealth of the educational practices implemented can promote the formation, and consequently the adoption of healthy eating habits for the pre-school children participating in this study.