2009 年 3 巻 2 号 p. 99-104
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of extracurricular activities regarding nutritional education for elementary school pupils (16 boys and 24 girls). We presented three activity programs. First, we decided on the target of self-sufficiency concerning food. We promoted the importance of eating food made in Japan, and local production for local consumption. The second program was an educational program for food hygiene. The elementary school pupils independently checked whether they washed their hands effectively using a hand washing checker. The third program aimed to increase their knowledge of vegetables, and we promoted the importance of seasonal production for seasonal consumption.
We also conducted a self-completed questionnaire survey, revealing that 93.3％ of boys and 95.2％ of girls had a habit of eating breakfast everyday.
Most participants were satisfied with this program because the contents were enjoyable and useful, and pertinent to their everyday lives. We suggest that this nutritional education program had a positive effect to motivate elementary school pupils to consider food and their own eating habits.
