Child Education Health
The nutrition education is an integral part of health education carried out jointly by families and school.
The meal is a special time of learning from an early age. The menus of balanced school meals should help students develop good eating habits.
In addition, nutrition education occurs in classrooms, from kindergarten and elementary school when children first learn their eating habits. Teachers play a key role to teach students the rules for good eating habits and make them aware of the effects of diet on health.
The curriculum plan to address the regularity of meals and up menus (cycles 1 and 2 of primary school) and actions beneficial or harmful behaviors, including food (Round 3 of primary school) .
Educational activities can also be arranged on time by teachers, health personnel or skilled outsiders.
Of taste
The ability to enjoy different flavors, to differentiate and talk about their feelings is learned and cultivated. The school plays an important role in awakening the taste. It also aims to enhance the culinary heritage and promote products of good taste and nutrition.
All members of the school or institution involved in this education process. Training activities of taste involved in the course of or in connection with activities or various other events, sometimes with the assistance of qualified external stakeholders. For example, during the week of taste, professional caterers who submit each year their passion and know-how involved in classrooms.
Tools
As part of the National Health and Nutrition (PNNS) in collaboration with the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES), tools for intervention in health education intended for teaching staff, were released to all schools and colleges:
* A poster promoting nutritional benchmarks for primary school children,
* A nutrition guide for teens “I eat, I move” aimed at students in fifth
These documents support the implementation of educational projects in addition to nutrition education programs.