Health department uses fun games to instil healthy food habits in children in Kerala’s Alappuzha
So when they choose a food, they will remember if it comes in the healthy category and what it can do for their body,” said R. Sethunath, deputy mass media education officer.Interactive gamesInstead of routine messages on healthy habits, the health education wing has turned these into interactive games of cards. Three card games, focusing on healthy habits, food, and nutrition have been devised.
- ▪So when they choose a food, they will remember if it comes in the healthy category and what it can do for their body,” said R.
- ▪Sethunath, deputy mass media education officer.Interactive gamesInstead of routine messages on healthy habits, the health education wing has turned these into interactive games of cards.
- ▪Three card games, focusing on healthy habits, food, and nutrition have been devised.
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An increased reliance on a diet replete with traditional food combinations, which are rich in carbohydrates but low in protein, and low intake of vegetables and fruits are at the centre of the debate on Kerala’s obesogenic environment.Research suggests that across cultures, food preferences are formed early in life.Public health researchers have thus been increasingly stressing on the importance of teaching children what constitutes healthy/unhealthy food so that healthy eating habits are developed early.“It is critical that we teach children at a young age the connection between food, nutrition, and health.
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