Educação alimentar e nutricional para pessoas com deficiência intelectual

Abstract

Food and nutrition education (FNE) is a field of knowledge and continuous and permanent practice that aims to promote autonomy and healthy eating habits. FNE interventions for people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) can be a strategy to contribute to better eating habits, to be considered with other therapies. It is important to consider that PWID often have difficulty accepting and choosing foods, which makes implementing dietary changes challenging. Therefore, approaches need adaptations to be assertive, meeting the specific needs of this group. The aim of this work was to contribute to improving eating habits among students with intellectual disabilities. To this end, FNE actions were proposed to be conducted in the classroom by special education teachers. When planning actions, we sought to taken into consideration the principles for FNE actions contained in the Food and Nutrition Education Reference Framework for public policies (MDS, 2012). The booklet it was made consisting of 17 FNE actions. The actions were planned to contribute, for the most part, to the consumption of greens and vegetables. For each action, the degree of difficulty in carrying it out and the execution time were estimated. In addition to the booklet, the instructional materials necessary to carry out all activities were created and donated to the Association of Parents and Friends of Exceptional Children of Cuiabá (APFEC Cuiabá).