I was an elementary school teacher and once I'd gone through my own learning about diet culture and disordered eating (through my own recovery with it) I can't stop seeing it everywhere at schools. Informally, as a substitute teacher I would visit various classes in different schools and almost all of them have some sort of "healthy snack" campaign. Or students are only allowed to eat during instructional time if it's "healthy". So many little things that add up. Formally, the curriculum here in Ontario dictates that we must teach the current nutrition recommendations of the government, so it is formally put into effect as well. It always ground my gears as a vegan who had to teach certain dietary practices I don't believe in anyway, but I'm legally obligated to do it.
I was an elementary school teacher and once I'd gone through my own learning about diet culture and disordered eating (through my own recovery with it) I can't stop seeing it everywhere at schools. Informally, as a substitute teacher I would visit various classes in different schools and almost all of them have some sort of "healthy snack" campaign. Or students are only allowed to eat during instructional time if it's "healthy". So many little things that add up. Formally, the curriculum here in Ontario dictates that we must teach the current nutrition recommendations of the government, so it is formally put into effect as well. It always ground my gears as a vegan who had to teach certain dietary practices I don't believe in anyway, but I'm legally obligated to do it.
Once our eyes are opened to diet culture, we see it everywhere!
I assume you know Canadian anti-diet nutrition educator Gwen Kostal of Dietitians 4 Teachers?
I’ve never heard of her, I’ll have to check her out!
Excelent! I am reading you from Argentina :)