Percepção das nutricionistas sobre o seu trabalho na alimentação escolar de Itaqui - RS

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the dieticians’ perceptions about your work at scholar feeding of Itaqui/RS. The approach was qualitative, and the collection of data was conducted through a structured interview. Three nutritionists, female, living in Itaqui/RS, were interviewed. According to the report, the main activities developed were checking the stock of food, kitchen utensils and hygiene material. They also elaborated and executed the annual work plan, following the legal guidelines of the profession, performing activities such as: nutritional assessment of students, food acceptability tests and participation in meetings with the School Food Council. The main difficulties mentioned by the nutritionists were: the absence of transportation for supervision, lack of financial resources for necessary reforms in schools and difficulties in managing people. This work aims to contribute, through knowledge of the routine and work difficulties of nutritionists working in the area of collective feeding-school feeding, a greater visibility of the problems reported by these professionals, promoting improvements in the area and preparing students to take over the internship in school feeding, subsidizing improvements in teaching.