PROMOTION OF HEALTH EDUCATION WITH EMPHASIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION

One of the most important characteristics related to the development and growth of school-age children is food. As the children begin their studies, there is a great socialization, with a greater susceptibility to reproduction of the behavior of the like. In this way, it is necessary, to stimulate in groups, a healthier diet. For this, it is fundamental to add nutritional education in education, since it acts as an excellent resource for health promotion through the formation of healthy food preferences, influencing changes related to the practices and actions of daily children. Based on this, the present study aimed to promote an action of health education highlighting the importance of food and nutritional education in a public school located in Vit?ria de Santo Ant?o - Pernambuco. The study was carried out through authorization through the WICF for those under 18 years of age. The nutritional education activity was carried out with 30 students from the 5th grade. Before the nutritional education activity, the students attended a class on healthy eating. Then there was an activity of how to assemble a healthy dish. After the activity, it was observed that the students were able to integrate with the proposed action, presenting interest on the subject addressed, due to the application of the developed ludic-pedagogical practice. Thus, the activity performed was of significant importance for the students' learning. Emphasizing that this type of educational action allowed the children to transmit new knowledge acquired about healthy eating for their family and purposes, and also demonstrated the need to apply nutritional education in school.