The attitude of elementary school pupils towards healthy nutrition recommendations

Pozitiven odnos do zdrave prehrane in do priporočil o zdravi prehrani je zelo pomemben v času otroštva in mladostništva, saj se posledično oblikujejo zdrave prehranjevalne navade, ki vplivajo na izbiro živil in način prehranjevanja kasneje v življenju. To v vseh starostnih obdobjih pripomore k dobremu zdravju, preprečevanju kroničnih nenalezljivih bolezni in dobremu počutju. Namen diplomskega dela je ugotoviti, kakšen je odnos učencev in učenk do priporočil o zdravi prehrani ter v kolikšni meri učenci upoštevajo priporočila o zdravi prehrani. Podatki so bili zbrani empirično z anketiranjem 105 učencev 6. in 7. razreda osnovne šole iz dveh različnih šol. Analiza rezultatov je pokazala, da imajo učenci pozitiven odnos do priporočil o zdravi prehrani. Opazna je razlika v odnosu do obravnavanih prehranskih priporočil glede na spol učencev, in sicer imajo dekleta bolj pozitiven odnos do večine prehranskih priporočil. Osnovnošolci večino priporočil o zdravi prehrani ne upoštevajo pogosto, opazi pa se boljše prehranjevalne navade in pogostejše upoštevanje prehranskih priporočil pri dekletih kot pa pri fantih. Ocenjujem, da se učenci slabo zavedajo dolgoročnega pomena zdrave prehrane, saj kot koristi uživanja zdrave prehrane izpostavljajo le tiste, ki se pokažejo sproti, ne pa kasneje v življenju. Osnovnošolci ocenjujejo, da o zdravi prehrani največ vedo zdravniki in starši. Pomemben del prehranskega izobraževanja je tudi spodbujanje otrok k upoštevanju priporočil o zdravem prehranjevanju. Otroci morajo občutiti pozitivne učinke zdravega prehranjevanja kar pomembno vpliva na njihovo notranjo motivacijo za zdravo prehranjevanje.Positive attitude to healthy diet, recommendations and advice on healthy eating is very important during childhood and teenage years. As children develop healthy eating practices, the choice of foods and their eating style will be part of the lifestyle. This helps to maintain good health through all the stages of their lives and prevents chronic non-contagious diseases as well as promotes a good well-being. The intention of this degree thesis is to determine what is the attitude of pupils towards the recommendations of healthy eating and to what extent these recommendations are accepted. The information has been obtained empirically by questioning 105 pupils in classes 6 and 7 of two different primary schools. The analysis of the results shows that pupils have positive attitude towards the recommendations for healthy diet. However, there is a noticeable difference between the sexes in how they relate to the debate above - the girls have more positive approach in comparison to the boys in majority of the healthy eating recommendations. Primary school pupils do not take enough notice of the advice on healthy eatingit is noticeable that the girls accept the good food guidance more often. I have come to the conclusion that pupils are not aware enough of long-term importance of healthy eating and only note the short-term positive results. Pupils, therefore, do not concern themselves with the fact that we need to maintain a healthy diet daily for the rest of our lives. The pupils think doctors and parents know most about healthy eating. Important factor in nutrition education is encouraging children to follow the healthy eating recommendations. Observing and experiencing healthy eating habits are an important element in motivating children to maintain healthy the eating style