Educação Alimentar: promovendo a saúde por meio de podcasts para jovens escolares do IFPE – Campus Belo Jardim

Abstract

Changes in eating habits in recent decades have caused weight gain in adolescents, leading to obesity, consequently, the emergence of diabetes, hypertension and other diseases. In this perspective, the provision of educational content on the subject can facilitate awareness that generates self-reflection, change and adaptation of individual habits. This research aimed to extimulated the practice of healthy eating, encouraging nutritional education in search of a better quality of life, through podcasts, in groups of young students at the IFPE – Campus Belo Jardim. This is a descriptive study of an experience report type of an extension project experienced between the months of October and November 2021, where the production of podcasts with posting in a streaming application took place. Eight podcasts were produced, four on nutrition education and diseases resulting from poor diet and four on the interpretation of food labels, which reached a total of 123 reproductions. It can be concluded that the use of podcasts, with the theme of food education, can be a facilitating learning tool for promoting healthy eating habits, however this resource needs to be used more and better.