IMPACTO DE OFICINAS DE EDUCAÇÃO ALIMENTAR NO PERFIL NUTRICIONAL DE CRIANÇAS INSERIDAS NO PROGRAMA ESCOLA INTEGRADA Impact of nutrition education workshops in the nutritional profile of children inserted in the integrated school program

Objective: Evaluate the impact of nutrition education workshops in the nutritional profile of children inserted in the Integrated School Program (ISP), compared to students in Traditional School (TS). Materials and methods: Anthropometric, socioeconomic, demographic and food consumption data of children (6-10 years) participants of ISP and TS in a Municipal School of Belo Horizonte were collected. A nutritional intervention was developed only among students of the ISP. Results: 115 individuals were assessed. Overweight was identified in 27.6% of ISP children and in 18.2% in those of the TS (p=0.72). Dinner seemed to be the only meal for which there was no significant difference between the groups as for the food taken. One change observed in the ISP, after the intervention, was an increased intake of fruit juice (p = 0.01) for lunch. Conclusion: There were not many positive results, probably due to the short time of intervention. However, it is noteworthy that the ISP plays an important role in the diet of school children through the provision of food and the opportunity to develop educational activities.