THE NEED FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND HOME ENVIRONMENTS

This paper explained the meaning of nutrition, nutrition education, importance of food to
the body, highlights the importance of nutrition education in the school and home
environments. The areas especially needing one to be nutritionally educated includes;
importance of food to the body, nutrients for different groups, food handling, food
preparation, food storage, reasons myths about food. The author also highlighted why
there is the need for nutrition education in schools and at community levels as well as
strategies to achieve these. The government through appropriate agencies was called upon
to mount nutrition education enlightenment campaigns to promote nutrition education in
educational institutions and at community levels. The need to incorporate teaching of
nutrition education into health education and other relevant subject curriculums for better
understanding of healthy eating and avoid food poisoning in schools and homes was also
stressed.