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ASSAO, Tatiana Yuri et al. School Feeding: what children's drawings reveal. Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum. [online]. 2014, vol.24, n.1, pp. 98-105. ISSN 0104-1282.

OBJECTIVE: To identify the perceptions of elementary school children of public schools in Guarulhos, São Paulo, relating to school feeding. METHOD: a descriptive type study with a qualitative approach. Eighty-two children of 4 schools selected for engaging in educational activities related to eating and nutrition, drawn from the 63 institutions within the municipality were investigated. The drawing technique was the option selected for data collection. Thirteen drawings - those representing the content expressed by a group of children - were presented. The children's verbalization describing the drawings was recorded and transcribed, along with the content resulting from the analysis of the graphic material, submitted to content analysis. RESULTS: According to the children's drawings and their respective verbalization, school feeding was associated: with the foods served and those that satisfied their hunger, providing moments of pleasure; within the setting the highlight was the physical structure in which the meals were served and the organization of the line of those waiting to be served and the personal relationships created, representing eating as a moment of companionship, for talking and socializing with friends. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: For the children, school feeding acquires a representation that goes beyond the mere act of eating, it is a moment that includes the food but also the school setting and relationships with peers. Thus one of the challenges for the administrators and the entire community involved is how to incorporate these dimensions that permeate the meal-time experience and that were observed to be a fundamental and integrating aspect of the school scene.

Palavras-chave : school feeding; food and nutrition education; qualitative research; nutrition programs and policies.

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