24/05/2025
Couldn't agree more
What if kids finished school with the food knowledge and skills to cook meals they really enjoy - rather than worrying about how much sugar is in their food?
We don’t need to focus on nutrition in schools, instead what if the focus was on the joy of food, having fun with cooking and the importance of sharing food with others?
Primary school kids are too young to understand the nuance of nutrition information, they hear messages that suggest too much added sugar is not healthy, as “sugar is bad”. The world they live in will continue to confirm this through mainstream health messages and this is a recipe for a troubled relationship with food which can turn in disordered eating or an eating disorder.
Instead, let’s teach kids about food, where it comes from, how it’s grown and produced, and the different cuisines around the world and how these came about.
Maybe nutrition information can be useful in the later school years, but first, let’s teach kids to experiment with cooking and trying different foods and give them the confidence to feed themselves well.
Zoe
Kerrie
