"I Eat Healthy with My Dietitian" Project

The "I Eat Healthy with My Dietitian" project, carried out in collaboration between Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Health Sciences and LÖSEV, has been completed successfully and happily.

Within the scope of the project, 8 weeks of online training on healthy nutrition and its importance were given to students aged 9-10 who are being treated for leukemia, have recovered or are still undergoing treatment, and who receive make-up education at the "Canım Kardeşim Ders Evi" study house. The training took place between 20 February and 10 April 2021.

The project's training team consisted of the following graduates and 4th-year students of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics:

Yaren TATAR, Sinem BAL, Beyza ERSAN, Duygu ERSOY, Aysun SAVAŞLAR, İrem YAZAR, Beril SARI, Şevval Simge ÖZOCAK, Rümeysa ASLAN.

The scientific advisors of the project were Assist. Prof. Dr. Gökçen GARİPOĞLU and Lecturer Bilge KOÇ, with Lecturer Nuray TÜRKEŞ as project advisor.

The training covered topics such as who a dietitian is and what they do; meat and the meat group nutrients; legumes and grain group nutrients; milk and dairy group nutrients; fruit and vegetable group nutrients; healthy eating habits; the importance of physical activity; the relationship between nutrition and health; hygiene and the importance of food hygiene; and sustainable nutrition.

The training presentations were enriched with visual content, short stories, riddles, experiments, animations and activities suited to the age range of the participating children.

At the project completion meeting, it was agreed that the training should continue with primary and middle school student groups.