Education and the Food Pyramid
September 15th, 2010 -- Posted in diabetic food | 1 Comment »I was listening to arguments over our education system today. Education is a very popular topic for debate in the UK, and I am sure it is the same in many other countries.
I started to wonder about how much is taught in schools about a good diet and the avoidance of type 2 diabetes. I am convinced that we, as a society, should be prioritising education about health topics, rather than English and Maths. Yes we must provide Maths and English teaching of course, but maybe we should shift the time spent on these subjects a little. There appear to be so many people with weight or health problems these days, surely our education system can help prevent this increasing further?
I don’t know much about what is taught currently in schools about keeping to a good diet, or how it is done. I hope that the food pyramid is an idea that is used sometimes. For those who do not know, the food pyramid is a method of showing the types of foods which should be eaten very regularly and those which should be avoided a lot of the time. So, the top of
the pyramid contains the products that should not be eaten too much, and the bottom of the pyramid shows the products that should be consumed more regularly.
I can just imagine the enjoyment that children might get if they were involved in the creation of their own pyramid, and how much discussion this could create. I am sure this would be an excellent idea for a project at upper primary and lower secondary level. Any lover of Diabetic Desserts out there, who is also a teacher may wish to make a comment.
Anyway I provide one picture of a pyramid and ask one question – where do we place Diabetic Desserts?
