抄録
In order to increase interest in food, palate education composed of hands-on activities and guidance during school lunch was conducted on fourth graders, and the effect of the education was examined. Fourth graders at N women’s university elementary school were divided into two groups : an intervention group (n＝39) and a control group (n＝39). From October through December of 2013, palate education was implemented including three classes of dietary education and guidance during school lunch to verify the learned subject. Effect evaluation was assessed by a questionnaire on how much they had learned during the education period, attitude during school lunch, inspection of the uneaten food after lunch and analysis of work sheets. The students from the intervention group showed improvement in “conditions to eat with pleasure” after the education, and the percentage of the uneaten food significantly declined during the education period. Further, the relation between the students’ “aim” and “review” was shown in each class. It was considered that this education steered students’ interest toward “how to enjoy eating”.
