Table 1.

Topics and content of nutrition education meetings.

	Topic	Content	Teaching Method
1	Healthy food and lifestyle pyramid (duration: 60 min)	− Role of the healthy food pyramid; − What is the meaning of each level in the pyramid? − Importance of physical exercise and sleep	Building a healthy food pyramid with the use of food packaging; creating a food pyramid collage (to be taken home); making a food pyramid out of felt
2	Fruit and vegetables—colorful and healthy (duration: 60 min)	− Health-promoting components in fruit and vegetables; − Why do fruits taste sweet? − Eating 5 servings of fruit and vegetables each day	Puzzles and quizzes (why fruits are colorful); vegetable salad
3	How to build strong teeth and bones (duration: 45 min)	− Calcium-rich foods; − Are all types of milk equally healthy? − Sweetened dairy foods and replacements	Educational poster on sources of calcium; Strong Bones jigsaw puzzle
4	Can we survive without eating meat? (duration: 30 min)	− Is a vegetarian diet better than a traditional diet: − Health benefits of eating less red meat; − What is the role of iron?	Puzzles; work sheets—vitamins and minerals in different types of meat
5	Sweet preschoolers (duration: 45 min)	− Preference for sweet-tasting foods; − Healthy foods in the diet; − Are all sweets unhealthy?	Recipes for home-made ice-cream and whole-grain cookies; analyzing the content of sugar in food products
6	How about water? (duration: 45 min)	− Role of water in the body; − How much sugar is there in flavored water and juice? − How to make water taste better?	Recipes for home-made lemonade; crossword puzzle about water