CARACTERIZAÇÃO DAS ABORDAGENS DE ALIMENTAÇÃO E NUTRIÇÃO NOS LIVROS DIDÁTICOS ADOTADOS NOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL

Abstract

Objective: To characterize food and nutrition approaches, and their presence with the intention of promoting EAN in textbooks adopted in the early years of elementary school in Salvador/Bahia. Methodology: This is a descriptive analysis of the presence, in the teacher's notebook, of food content, foods, nutrition and nutrients. Textbooks belonging to the Nossa Rede collection, adopted in municipal elementary schools in the city of Salvador/Bahia, were analyzed. Data production was carried out using an instrument inspired by that proposed by Nobre and collaborators, with adjustments regarding the expansion of the number of categories and adjustments regarding the sections. The purpose of the instrument is to verify “if” and “how” nutrition, nutrients, food and foods or EAN are presented in textbooks. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics according to school subject, school year, categories and type of activity. Results: Contents related to food and nutrition (25.92%) are present in textbooks, but without evident EAN intention. The content covered varied according to school year and subject. The categories: 1 (food content/illustrations unrelated to the content covered), 5 (eating practices/habits, behaviors/aspects related to food culture), 4 (production, cultivation, trade and/or acquisition of food), 20 (food in figurative language) and 3 (food and history) were the most prevalent. Conclusion: It was observed that the textbooks evaluated present content related to food and nutrition, but few were intended to work with the intention of EAN.