Alimentação saudável na infância

Abstract

This work had as its theme the importance of healthy eating in childhood, and this held together with regular physical exercises, because in today's globalized world, in short time, much rush to get back to work, meals are made with frozen products, processed and fast foods, which are more delicious to the palate, however, are low in nutrients and high in fats and sugars. Therefore, nutritional education is of paramount importance for the awareness of students and their families about healthy eating in childhood because at this stage of life, children develop their eating habits. In addition, healthy dietary practices aim to meet the nutritional needs of growth and also to the learning process and preventing chronic diseases such as obesity and malnutrition. Thus, it will be measured children's knowledge about this theme and also the engagement of Regent teacher, because this knowledge is of great value to future students' lives and their families. As children, advertisements for processed foods call her attention and arouse a sense of consumption, but exceeding expectations, it was evident that most of the respondents revealed healthy eating habits, although they prefer to buy in the school canteen, processed snacks.