Educação nutricional para pais e pré-escolares em uma creche

Abstract

Objective: To describe an experience with nutritional education through a children's fable developed with parents and preschool children in a public day care center. Data Synthesis: The experience occurred on May 15, 2018, which celebrates the international day of the families, at a public day care center in the municipality of Fortaleza. A total of 35 children aged 2-4 years and 30 adults of both sexes participated. The educational action was developed from an adapted presentation of the child’s fable “The three little pigs”. A 3-meter poster was built using non-woven fabric to display an image of the pigs’ three houses. The straw, stick and brick houses were associated with ultra-processed, processed and natural or minimally processed foods, respectively. The foods were chosen based on the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population. Parents/guardians were welcomed with informative leaflets upon their arrival and then invited to step closer to the poster. The ludic way in which the poster was presented facilitated the interaction between the target audience and the preceptor and university students and aroused the curiosity about the association of the houses with the human body in relation to the importance of food choice. The school environment was understood as a place that can potentially promote health. Conclusion: Nutritional education is fundamental in the school environment for the promotion of healthy eating. The development of ludic activities is important to arouse children’s interest and hence favor learning.