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ch take place in elementary school. In this article, we have highlighted two elementary school projects as a possibility of improving pupils‘ eating habits 41
projects, which take place in Elementary school of Stane Žagar Kranj. First pro-
ject is Traditional slovenian breakfast (Tradicionalni slovenski zajtrk) and the
second is Project 2° Green roof (Projekt 2° Zelene strehe) (Ministrstvo za kmeti-
jstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano, 2018).
Traditional slovenian breakfast takes place every year in november and is
composed of locally produced foods. It is the same every year, there are bread,
milk, butter, honey and an apple. Bread must be made in Slovenia, whereas oth-
er foods must be produced and processed in Slovenia (Ministrstvo za kmeti-
jstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano, 2018). Project 2° Green roof has started in 2020,
therefore it is new to schol (Eko sklad, 2020). There are many edible plants
planted there, including strawberries, raspberries, grapes, aronia and some
herbs. The roof is surrounded by a fence and is safe to walk on. There are two
separate spaces on the roof, purposely built as outdoor clasrooms (Kandus and
Skubic, 2020).
Berries planted on the green roof are rich in antioxidants, some vita-
mins and minerals. Their energy value is low, however their nutritional value is
high (Mikulič-Petkovšek, Koron, Zorenc in Veberič, 2017). Berries also contain
some dietary fibre. The most abundant antioxidants in berries are vitamin C,
flavonoids and athocyanins (Burton-Freeman, Sandhu in Edirisinghe, 2016).
Methods
In spring 2021 we conducted a survey. There were 59 pupils from three 7th grade
classes in the sample. 36 (61%) were female and 23 (39%) were male. 35 (59%) of
pupils were 12 years old at the time of conducting our survey, 22 (37%) were 13
years old and two (3%) were 15 years old. We handed out the surveys and con-
sensus in a paper form to pupils. Parents had to sign the consensus. The survey
had 30 questions, the majority referring to eating habits. Some questions also
referred to habits during the covid pandemic, exercise and their own opinion
of their body mass. Most of them were closed or multiple chioce questions. One
was an open question. The purpose was to determine what their eating habits
are like. Based on their answers we inferred what their knowledge is on nutri-
tion. Pupils had about one week to complete the survey and return it. We col-
lected them on the same day we gave short lectures about balanced nutrition.
We prepared a 45 minutes long lecture based on nutritional guidelines
for educational institutions and general guidelines. We divided our lecture in-
to two parts. 30 minutes of lecture and 15 minutes for discussion and the quiz.
Lecture covered the topics of: number and frequency of meals in a day; guide-
lines for choosing carbohydrates, protein and fats; choosing drinks; how to
prepare a meal based on macronutrient guidelines. We prepared the quiz on
the Kahoot platform, there were 10 questions referring to balanced diet and ex-
ercise. All of them were multiple choice questions.
projects, which take place in Elementary school of Stane Žagar Kranj. First pro-
ject is Traditional slovenian breakfast (Tradicionalni slovenski zajtrk) and the
second is Project 2° Green roof (Projekt 2° Zelene strehe) (Ministrstvo za kmeti-
jstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano, 2018).
Traditional slovenian breakfast takes place every year in november and is
composed of locally produced foods. It is the same every year, there are bread,
milk, butter, honey and an apple. Bread must be made in Slovenia, whereas oth-
er foods must be produced and processed in Slovenia (Ministrstvo za kmeti-
jstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano, 2018). Project 2° Green roof has started in 2020,
therefore it is new to schol (Eko sklad, 2020). There are many edible plants
planted there, including strawberries, raspberries, grapes, aronia and some
herbs. The roof is surrounded by a fence and is safe to walk on. There are two
separate spaces on the roof, purposely built as outdoor clasrooms (Kandus and
Skubic, 2020).
Berries planted on the green roof are rich in antioxidants, some vita-
mins and minerals. Their energy value is low, however their nutritional value is
high (Mikulič-Petkovšek, Koron, Zorenc in Veberič, 2017). Berries also contain
some dietary fibre. The most abundant antioxidants in berries are vitamin C,
flavonoids and athocyanins (Burton-Freeman, Sandhu in Edirisinghe, 2016).
Methods
In spring 2021 we conducted a survey. There were 59 pupils from three 7th grade
classes in the sample. 36 (61%) were female and 23 (39%) were male. 35 (59%) of
pupils were 12 years old at the time of conducting our survey, 22 (37%) were 13
years old and two (3%) were 15 years old. We handed out the surveys and con-
sensus in a paper form to pupils. Parents had to sign the consensus. The survey
had 30 questions, the majority referring to eating habits. Some questions also
referred to habits during the covid pandemic, exercise and their own opinion
of their body mass. Most of them were closed or multiple chioce questions. One
was an open question. The purpose was to determine what their eating habits
are like. Based on their answers we inferred what their knowledge is on nutri-
tion. Pupils had about one week to complete the survey and return it. We col-
lected them on the same day we gave short lectures about balanced nutrition.
We prepared a 45 minutes long lecture based on nutritional guidelines
for educational institutions and general guidelines. We divided our lecture in-
to two parts. 30 minutes of lecture and 15 minutes for discussion and the quiz.
Lecture covered the topics of: number and frequency of meals in a day; guide-
lines for choosing carbohydrates, protein and fats; choosing drinks; how to
prepare a meal based on macronutrient guidelines. We prepared the quiz on
the Kahoot platform, there were 10 questions referring to balanced diet and ex-
ercise. All of them were multiple choice questions.
