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Nutrients And Nutrition Education Audio
1. What is the role of nutrient knowledge in primary school
nutrition education?
NUTRIENTS AND
NUTRITION EDUCATION
2. THE NUTRIENT PICTURE
A traditional element of nutrition education
Standard content
Over-simplified
Focusing on knowledge
Unreal for children
Unbalanced
Needs a re-think!
3. THE “NUTRIENT PICTURE”
Check your school coursebooks:
Do nutrients get a lot of attention?
Do they talk about proteins, vitamins etc?
Do they talk about GO, GROW and GLOW?
Do they say that
there are “protein foods” which help you grow?
carbohydrates in “energy foods” give energy?
fruit and vegetables have a lot of vitamins which
protect your health?
4. THE FIRST POINT
IT’S NOT TRUE!
There are many functions, not just three
Most nutrients have several functions, not one
Most foods contain most nutrients, not one
5. DIETARY MESSAGES
“nutrient-true” “nutrient-free”
“Fruit has valuable micro- “Fruit is
W nutrients and also some
good for you
natural sugars, which
will, among other and tastes
things, help to protect your great”
health, bind your cells and
help your breathing and
digestion”
Which would you choose?
6. THE SECOND POINT
THE NUTRIENT PICTURE IS A KNOWLEDGE
PICTURE
It puts knowledge at the centre
It focuses on technical terms
It produces “educated talk”
It is easy to teach and test
BUT it sidelines behavioural learning and
dietary practice
7. THE THIRD POINT
NUTRIENTS ARE UNREAL FOR CHILDREN
They are invisible
They can’t be seen at work
They don’t correspond to foods or meals
They have to be taken on trust
They are not the best starting point!
8. THE ROLE OF NUTRIENTS IN EDUCATION
Children SHOULD learn about nutrients.
BUT
It is not enough to know about nutrients
It is possible to have a healthy diet without
any nutrient knowledge
Nutrient knowledge must have a purpose
Nutrient knowledge is a means, not an end
9. A NEW BALANCE?
TRADITIONAL NEW
NUTRIENT
KNOWLEDGE
90% 10%
BEHAVIOUR,
ATTITUDES,
PRACTICES, 10% 90%
SKILLS,
EXPERIENCE