Background:

Considering the importance of healthy eating for health and development, it is crucial to educate children and young people in this aspect; from there arises the need to turn to prevention strategies that have an impact on both the knowledge and attitudes of the students.

Objective:

To develop and evaluate a teaching proposal on human nutrition from a multidisciplinary perspective, following the didactic foundations of inquiry and collaborative work.

Material and Methods:

Two seventh-grade groups were included, a control group (n=31) and an experimental group (n=32). A concept association test analyzed using the hierarchical association technique was applied, as well as an attitude test to detect the reasons the students have for choosing the food they eat.

Results:

By tracing the understanding of the students of nutrition (the cognitive component) and the impact of the intervention on the ideas of the students about food consumption (attitudinal component), a favorable relationship was found.

Conclusions:

This type of approach can contribute to overcoming confusing notions that students have about food, with the potential to impact healthy lifestyle choices.

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