Benefícios da adição de frutas e legumes na alimentação para um melhor desenvolvimento infantil no ambiente escolar

Abstract

Healthy eating is extremely important to humans. It is necessary that this stimulus happens from childhood when the food is introduced, which is the moment when the child is initiating contact with food. This phase is one of the most important in life since the individual is developing, so, in view of this need, the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) was developed, which provides a better development, growth and school performance reducing the risks of developing health problems as an adult. The objective of this study was to modify a pre-established school menu, ensuring nutritional quality based on functional foods with beneficial properties for health. It was then carried out as an acceptability test the exposure of food from the menu to children in an educational unit and from this was made an educational video showing the knowledge of children in relation to them. It was observed that after the changes made, a positive result was obtained because it added greater nutritional value to meals.