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ching children about nutrition with games, playing cards prehrana otrok in mladostnikov | nutrition of children and adolescents
and drawings
Barbara Ozbič Kirijakopulos
An overweight child must learn to choice the right food and the recommend-
ed amount of food. A child should follow the simple rules of a healthy diet (five
meals per day, meals are evenly distributed throughout the day and contain
many vegetables, whole grains, desserts are consumed only occasionally, we
drink water for thirst). However, what may be easy to understand for adults is
not easy for children because of their lack of knowledge about the human body,
digestion, and food technology. Depending on child’s age, it is necessary ade-
quately explain the functioning of the body and the principle of a healthy diet.
For this reason, when I worked with children, I used a picture material to show
the child the most basic rules of healthy diet in a suitable way. With cards and
board games in the workshop about healthy diet and lifestyle with children, pu-
pils in an interesting way repeated the acquired knowledge. The children left
the workshop happy because they remember so many new things. Moreover,
they conveyed their acquired knowledge with pride to their parents. I also pre-
sented gaming cards to adults, and the enthusiasm for such a way of acquiring
knowledge about nutrition was no less than in children. Findings: Playing cards
and board games proved to be the best suitable device to re-educate children
and adults in their knowledge, so it would be helpful in the future to include
such games in workshops on healthy nutrition for children.
Keywords: child, obesity, playing cards
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and drawings
Barbara Ozbič Kirijakopulos
An overweight child must learn to choice the right food and the recommend-
ed amount of food. A child should follow the simple rules of a healthy diet (five
meals per day, meals are evenly distributed throughout the day and contain
many vegetables, whole grains, desserts are consumed only occasionally, we
drink water for thirst). However, what may be easy to understand for adults is
not easy for children because of their lack of knowledge about the human body,
digestion, and food technology. Depending on child’s age, it is necessary ade-
quately explain the functioning of the body and the principle of a healthy diet.
For this reason, when I worked with children, I used a picture material to show
the child the most basic rules of healthy diet in a suitable way. With cards and
board games in the workshop about healthy diet and lifestyle with children, pu-
pils in an interesting way repeated the acquired knowledge. The children left
the workshop happy because they remember so many new things. Moreover,
they conveyed their acquired knowledge with pride to their parents. I also pre-
sented gaming cards to adults, and the enthusiasm for such a way of acquiring
knowledge about nutrition was no less than in children. Findings: Playing cards
and board games proved to be the best suitable device to re-educate children
and adults in their knowledge, so it would be helpful in the future to include
such games in workshops on healthy nutrition for children.
Keywords: child, obesity, playing cards
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