The Importance and Challenges of School Feeding: Literature Review

Mayra Telles Souza, Paula Raimunda Araújo Teixeira, Jamilly Monteiro Sanches, Salatiel da Conceição Luz Carneiro, Samantha Cecília Vera Cruz da Cunha, Madson Matheus Garcia Costa, Luís Henriques Martins, Gabrielle Silva de oliveira, Adadely Françoise Maria Moura Ribeiro, Kaory Brito Ohaze, Layla Sandia Cezário Alves, Izabella Syane Oliveira Pereira, Luísa Margareth Carneiro da Silva, Vânia Maria Barboza da Silva

School food, School health, Healthy eating, Nutritional education, School feeding.

To select in the literature the importance and challenges of food for the development and potential of the individual related to growth, promotion, and health. Method: This is an Integrative Literature Review and 188 articles were selected for analysis. After applying the defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 studies were included in the research. The studies showed that dealing with the subject is essential, allowing children and adolescents access to healthy and quality food, guaranteeing their right to food as provided for in the Statute of Children and Adolescents. Most studies concluded that several schools do not offer adequate food to their users, despite the importance of this practice being evidenced by the works. Therefore, implementing and implementing the guidelines that the National School Feeding Program legislation offers is essential to change this scenario in the school context.

Received: 10 May 2022, Received in revised form: 02 Jun 2022, Accepted: 07 Jun 2022, Available online: 15 Jun 2022

10.22161/ijaers.96.15