Educação alimentar na escola: para além da abordagem biológica

Abstract

The feeding behavior of the human being is not limited to food intake, i.e., eat not only to maintain the vital activities, but we used to eat as a way to get pleasure, provide coexistence and contain certain anxieties. So the food is a complex process that goes beyond the biological need and is influenced by various social, cultural, geographic, religious or emotional. However, with regard to the school environment, nutrition education, Brazil, is still predominantly studied and practiced from the standpoint of health and disease. This paper aims to question and propose a reflection on the way the Food Education school has been treated at school, stressing the importance of actions and practices that go beyond the purely biological approach.