Nourishing Knowledge: Food Education Joins the Core Subjects in Schools

“Teaching about food holds the power to transform not only what appears on children's noon-time trays but also the very future of our planet and our societies.”1 This quote illustrates the potential of food and nutrition education in schools. School-based interventions have been proven effective in shaping dietary behavior, provided they encompass three crucial domains from the World Health Organization Health Promoting Schools Framework.2 These domains are: integrating food and nutrition education into the curriculum including experiences gardening and cooking, fostering changes in the sc hool environment, and engaging with families and communities to reinforce healthy eating messages outside of school.
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: From SNEB Source Type: research