Ways to Increase Nutrition Awareness in Schools
Nutrition awareness among school children can be improved by educating the children about the benefits of consuming nutritious food and the harmful effects of junk foods.
Ways to increase nutrition awareness in schools
- Educate parents and staff about healthy eating through newsletters and other channels
- Nutrition workshops for mothers
- Integrate nutrition education in the school curriculum
- Healthy food to be served in the canteen
- No fast foods to be sold in the school premises
- Mothers are instructed to pack only healthy homemade low fat, low sugar foods for the child’s snack and lunch time
- List the foods not allowed to be brought in the school
- Encourage staff to model healthy eating
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Children at school could be educated broadly on the following aspects:
- Importance of consuming foods from all food groups
- Nutrients and their role in the body
- Individual nutrient-rich foods
- Body composition
- Harmful effects of junk food consumption
- Obesity and related consequences
- Understanding food labels
- Healthy snacking
- Healthy breakfast
- Healthful eating at home and out
- Cooking with mom
- Enjoying family meals
- Food hygiene
