Children’s workshops

There is a problem related to food and healthy habits:

Children’s unawareness of food items that are part of the Mediterranean Diet and their origin.
Increase of obesity caused by the loss of healthy habits and decreased physical activity.

Objectives: Disseminate the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet to improve the diet, thus avoiding the increase in childhood obesity, Make children aware of the fundamental role of fruits and vegetables in the Mediterranean Diet; Make children be familiar with the food items, their benefits, their intake frequency and other healthy habits; Overcome and reluctance to certain foods; Get educators and parents involved in the project; To raise awareness and help parents and educators transmit the importance of a balanced diet and physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Strategy: Interactive workshops, Clear concepts, Engage children with entertaining explanations and examples that facilitate understanding, The child is the protagonist, Experience shows that when children are actively involved in an activity (preparing food) there is a positive attitude that helps them overcome the reluctance that they might have previously had.

Mediterranean Diet Workshops

In collaboration with Argis Congress.
Objective: To encourage a change in eating habits towards a healthier diet based on the recovery of physical activity and a new method for children to participate in the kitchen.
The workshops also count on other positive factors that are highly valued by parents and teachers, including non-sexist education, teamwork, development of imagination and creativity, cleanliness and hygiene.
Target audience: Primary school students; girls and boys between the ages of 6-12.
Methodology: The workshop is run by specialized instructors, in the presence of the teachers, who are observing and collaborating; they take place during school hours and last approximately an hour.
The mechanism consists in: Formation of groups, Exhibition of the fundamental role of fruits and vegetables in the Mediterranean Diet, Preparation of a recipe, Let’s eat!
Theory: The importance of healthy eating, Identification of the Mediterranean Diet as a synonym for a healthy diet, Food groups, benefits and intake frequency, Importance of other healthy habits; especially physical activity.

Colouring the Mediterranean Diet.

Colouring is an activity that has several advantages: increases concentration, defines fine motor skills, improves attention to details, stimulates creative thinking and imagination.

Objective: To reinforce the concepts acquired during the Mediterranean Diet workshop through a leisure activity, having children identify food items.
Target audience: Primary school students; girls and boys between the ages of 6-12.
Methodology: The participant must colour the food item on the page the specified colour on the list.

The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid

Food and nutrition are one of the pillars of health, especially in growing children. The Mediterranean Diet is a healthy cultural heritage, which resulted from simplicity and variety to a complete and balanced combination of food based on fresh, local and seasonal products whenever possible.
Objective: To identify, through graphical representation, the participants’ degree of knowledge of the Mediterranean Diet (food and frequency of consumption).
Methodology: Place the food magnets in their proper places on the Mediterranean Diet pyramid, taking into account the recommended intakes.