Implementation of food education in school environments improves pupils' eating patterns and social participation in school dining.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Schools can be an effective arena for food education. The Tasty School is a tailored teacher-driven food education model that provides tools for implementing food education in primary schools. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the Tasty School model on pupils' eating patterns and experiences. We also aimed to assess the implementation strength of the Tasty School.

Design

A quasi-experimental study was conducted during one school year 2019-2020 in fifteen intervention and ten control schools. The intervention schools implemented the Tasty School food education model. The pupils completed web-based baseline and follow-up questionnaires in class during a school day. The principals were interviewed after the intervention. The data were analysed using a mix

SUBMITTER: Laitinen AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991779 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature