Incidencia de la alimentación saludable en el proceso educativo en los niños del grado 3° del Instituto Técnico Nacional de Comercio sede B.

Abstract

This research seeks to improve nutrition in relation to the educational process of children in the third grade of elementary school. It was observed that children do not have healthy food in their lunchboxes. In general, their breakfast or snack is potato packets with boxed juices high in sugars. Healthy eating is an issue of vital importance in today's society, influencing the educational environment. For this reason we must take into account that a poor diet can have negative physical, mental and emotional consequences, therefore, it is essential that educational institutions take an active role in generating a good diet, since it is necessary to create and strengthen eating habits in students. To talk about healthy eating we must, then, understand and recognize that there are healthy foods and others that are not, therefore, to practice or to carry out a healthy eating there must be consistency between discourse and action (Vargas & Bastías, 2006, p. 05). The methodology of this research has a qualitative approach with a method of Participatory Action Research, the results are obtained through interviews and questionnaires which were conducted at the beginning and end of each activity, getting to know the impact of food on children, awakening their interest in this topic and showing significant changes. It was observed that eating habits improved at home, concluding that the implementation of the activities promoted a balanced, healthy and nutritious diet, optimal for the physical and cognitive development of the child.