Pass / Fail : Preschool teachers need schooling in health and nutrition facts -- and practices | 89.3 KPCC

Pass / Fail : Preschool teachers need schooling in health and nutrition facts -- and practices | 89.3 KPCC:

Preschool teachers need schooling in health and nutrition facts -- and practices

by Deepa Fernandes

Credit: Larry Crowe/AP
Digging into the concept of whether you can teach what you don't know, a recent survey by researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health sought to uncover the health and nutrition knowledge --and practices-- of a group of teachers.
Two of the questions asked of almost 200 Head Start teachers in Texas:

• Do you know how many servings of fruits and vegetables we should eat each day? What about which of the five food groups we should be consuming most?
• Now stop and think about your diet yesterday. Did you eat enough fruit and vegetables, and consume