Lärande om kost och hälsa - en rättighet för barn i förskolan? : En kvalitativ intervjustudie

Sammanfattning: This work was written within the framework of the theme of democracy and children's rights. The purpose of the study was to contribute with knowledge of preschool teachers' thoughts on and pedagogical work with meal situations in relation to diet and health. As many of Sweden's children go to preschool, the preschool becomes an important arena for children at many different levels, among other things when it comes to pedagogues pedagogical work with meal situations. The method used to answer the purpose was qualitative interviews. The result shows that preschool teachers see the meal situations as a learning opportunity and as an opportunity where the children get opportunities to learn more about diet and health. The result also shows that the preschool teachers' work on meal situations, in relation to diet and health, is very much about motivating the children to dare to taste new and "foreign" food. This work, in turn, may be aimed at promoting good eating habits in the children. The result also shows that there are some opportunities and challenges in the pedagogical work with the meal situations in relation to diet and health. The possibilities were about creating the conditions for an even better work with learning about diet and health. The challenges were about meal situations as a stressful moment, about unclear roles and about a lack of cooperation between preschool educators and chefs.