Playful experience to promote healthy eating in the school environment: satisfaction and student learning

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.201640013850

Abstract

The aim of this study was analyzed the satisfaction and learning of schoolchildren participating of a playful experience of
promotion of healthy eating habits. The intervention, that lasted seven months, was developed with students from 6 to 14
years old of a municipal school of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It was composed of education and cooking workshops.
The evaluation process was conducted four months after the completion of activities through a “conversation circle”,
based on a structured questionnaire submitted to content analysis. The sample size considered the saturation of the
obtained content. Thirty students, 58.6% female, participated of study with a mean age of 9.6 (7.0 – 11.0). Satisfaction
with the activities was marked with comments like “I liked everything so much, I liked the nutrition, stories, meals” and
“For once in a while we did not know what to eat and eat a lot of nonsense, and now we know what we can not. “
Culinary workshops were highlighted by the sample: “I loved it, me too. I want to do it again. “Learning was verified by
the comments regarding the food groups “I learned that yogurt is derived from milk ....” and quote the general concepts
about food and health. The playful experience in school environment awakened satisfaction of the participants and
encouraged the construction of knowledge about food and nutrition.