2023 article

More PEAS Please! Teaching Teachers How to Integrate Food-based Learning Into Preschool Science

Stage, V. C., Resor, J., Dixon, J., Hegde, A. V., Mendez, L. I., Lee, T., … Gilliam, E. M. (2023, June). JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR, Vol. 55, pp. 457–463.

By: V. Stage n , J. Resor, J. Dixon, A. Hegde, L. Mendez *, T. Lee *, R. Breinholt, L. Goodell  n, V. McMillan*, E. Gilliam*

MeSH headings : Child, Preschool; Humans; Learning; Educational Status; Schools; Teaching
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 31, 2023

Dietary quality is a driver of overweight/obesity,1,2 malnutrition, other diet-related noncommunicable diseases,3,4 and poor school readiness outcomes5 among preschool children (aged 3–5 years) from low-resource backgrounds.6,7 One-third of children entering Head Start, the federally funded preschool program that serves preschool children and families from low-income backgrounds,8 are classified as overweight or obese (body mass index ≥ 85th percentile), putting them at risk for the development of chronic diseases, lower self-esteem, and psychological and social distress.