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Kristin E. Fjaera; Ratib Lekhal; Sølvi Helseth; Milada Småstuen Hagen; Samira Lekhal – Health Education Journal, 2024
Aim: This study sought to investigate the relationship between knowledge and the practical application (including grocery lists, meal plans and food-related pedagogical plans) of Norwegian national guidelines for food and meals in kindergartens, together with the quality of food served in adherence to these guidelines. The study also examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Food, Eating Habits
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Costarelli, Vassiliki; Michou, Maria; Svoronou, Eleni; Koutava, Nancy; Symvoulidou, Marina; Anastasiou, Katia; Abeliotis, Konstadinos – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: Healthy and sustainable eating should be encouraged in children. This study aimed to create, apply and evaluate the effectiveness of a specially designed, school-based educational programme to promote healthy and sustainable eating in children. Design: Pilot, school-based educational intervention, aimed at promoting health and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Child Health, Intervention, Elementary Schools
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Banos-González, Isabel; Esteve-Guirao, Patricia; Jaén, Mercedes – Environmental Education Research, 2021
We explore the socio-ecological effects of meat consumption by assessing the impact of a didactical intervention. We focused on meat consumers' profiles, their willingness to engage in pro-environmental actions and the allocation of responsibility for environmental issues. Using pretest-posttest-control methodology, a group of future…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Late Adolescents, Climate
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Konrad, Manuela; Fuchs-Neuhold, Bianca; Staubmann, Wolfgang; Grach, Daniela; Hörmann-Wallner, Marlies; Kronberger, Anika; Peterseil, Marie; Pilz, René; Aufschnaiter, Anna Lena; Krause, Raphaela; Martin, Jochen; Holasek, Sandra; Pail, Elisabeth – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2021
Children's food preferences are strongly associated with their consumption patterns. Children tend to choose foods with which they are familiar. It is proposed that the earlier and broader the experience with food, the healthier the child's or adult´s diet. In a focus group we developed a toolkit consisting of a training course for kindergarten…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Foods Instruction, Dietetics, Eating Habits
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Yoshii, Emi; Akamatsu, Rie; Ishihara, Yoko; Izumi, Betty – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: Children's participation in cooking activities at home may have positive effects on diet quality. In Japan, schools are the primary site for food education, which includes cooking. Very few studies have assessed the impact of school-based cooking programmes on children's participation in cooking activities at home. Objective: The…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Nicholas, J.; Powell, R.; Smith, R. – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2006
In 2005 the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to gather evidence on local authority (LA) and school approaches to nutrition in schools in order to inform the work of the WLGA Schools Food Task and Finish Group. This report presents the findings of that research.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Nutrition Instruction, Nutrition, Foreign Countries