SABERES E PRÁTICAS ALIMENTARES: O BIOMA CERRADO PROMOVE A ALIMENTAÇÃO ADEQUADA E SAUDÁVEL NO ÂMBITO DO PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ALIMENTAÇÃO ESCOLAR?

Abstract

Several social and cultural factors influence the human relationship with food, including the formation of eating habits. Food systems are an essential factor for thinking about health policies and programs that should take into account the environment and the biome of their development. The Cerrado is a biome with a vast diversity of edible fruit species, which have attractive flavors and important nutritional value. Thus, the present study aims to evaluate the practices and knowledge around the theme of food and Cerrado, through nutritionists and family farmers linked to the PNAE of the Railroad Region in the state of Goiás. The research is an observational study, analytical, transverse, divided into the five stages of Charles Maguerez's Arch of Problematization methodology, with data collection through questionnaires. The results showed that nutritionists have a predominantly reductionist view of the Cerrado, where it is noticeable that there is no insertion of the individual as part of the environment, cultural, social and economic aspects involved in this relationship are neglected. Farmers, in turn, have a predominant utilitarian view, where the Cerrado is seen, primarily or only, as a provider of resources for man. In conclusion, it was observed that the native fruits of the Cerrado although known by the population studied, are not used in practice, with regard to the reality of school feeding within the PNAE. It is evident the need for actions that relate the importance of the insertion of native fruits in school feeding, with the purpose of providing a healthy diet that contributes to the sustainable use of natural resources that the biome offers.