Sağlıklı Beslenme Temalı Tasarlanan Eğitsel Materyallerin 4-6 Yaş Çocuklarda Beslenme Durumuna Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, okul öncesi dönemde verilen beslenme eğitiminin çocukların besin tüketim alışkanlıkları üzerindeki etkisini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Yöntem: Çalışma, yarı deneysel ve tanımlayıcı bir modelde tasarlanmıştır. Çalışmaya 4-6 yaş arası 45 çocuk dahil edilmiştir. Müdahale, görsel materyaller kullanılarak sağlıklı beslenme alışkanlıklarını iyileştirmeyi amaçlayan beslenme eğitimi vermeyi içermektedir. Birincil bağımlı değişkenler, çeşitli besinlerin tüketim sıklığıdır. Bağımsız değişkenler ise cinsiyet ve müdahale öncesi ve sonrası değerlendirmelerdir. Veri analizi IBM SPSS 23.0 programı kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. İstatistiksel anlamlılığı belirlemek için p<0,05 anlamlılık düzeyi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Çocukların çoğunluğu müdahaleden önce düzenli olarak kahvaltı, öğle yemeği ve akşam yemeği tüketmektedir. Müdahale sonrasında beyaz ekmek, hazır meyve suları, tereyağı, çikolata vb. gibi sağlıksız gıdaların tüketiminde önemli bir azalma görülmüştür. Sağlıklı gıda tüketimi, istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmasa da süt, yoğurt, peynir, balık, yeşil sebzeler vb. tüketiminde artış göstermiştir.
Sonuç: Okul öncesi dönemde beslenme eğitimi, çocuklarda sağlıklı beslenme alışkanlıklarının geliştirilmesine katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Okul öncesi
• beslenme
• eğitim

Effects of Educational Materials Designed with a Healthy Nutrition Theme on Nutritional Status of 4-6 Years Old Children

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the effect of nutrition education during the preschool period on children's food consumption habits.

Method: The study was designed in a quasi-experimental and descriptive model. Forty-five children aged 4-6 years were included in the study. The intervention involved providing nutrition education aimed at improving healthy eating habits, with the use of visual materials to increase nutrition awareness. The primary dependent variables included the frequency of consumption of various foods. Independent variables included gender and the pre- and post-intervention assessments. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS 23.0 programme. A significance level of p<0.05 was used to determine statistical significance.

Results: The majority of the children consumed breakfast, lunch, and dinner regularly before the intervention. After the intervention there was a significant decrease in the consumption of unhealthy foods such as white bread, instant fruit juices, butter, chocolate, etc. Healthy food consumption, although not statistically significant, showed an increase in the consumption of milk, yogurt, cheese, fish, green vegetables, etc.

Keywords

• Preschool
• nutrition
• education

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