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The "Tasty School" model is feasible for food education in primary schools.

BACKGROUND
The "Tasty School" is a tailored teacher-delivered food education model for primary schools in Finland. The aim of the current study was to investigate the feasibility of the Tasty School model in primary schools. Furthermore, the aim was to assess changes during the intervention in the class teachers' perspectives and experiences related to food education and school dining.


METHODS
Quasi-experimental study with intervention and control groups. A total of 130 class teachers from 15 intervention and 10 control schools from five municipalities in Finland participated in the study during one school year. The theoretical framework of acceptability (TFA) was utilized to evaluate feasibility using frequencies. The comparison data were analyzed with a mixed effects model for repeated measures to account for the intervention effects and selected standardizing effects.


RESULTS
Teachers reported the model being highly acceptable and easily integrated into the school environment. Support from principals and colleagues was the most important facilitator of food education, and lack of time was the barrier. Teachers at the intervention schools were more likely to consider school meals healthy after the intervention, and they reported having sufficient materials and supplies for food education.


CONCLUSIONS
The Tasty School was shown to be a feasible model for food education in primary schools. The current study especially found that the whole school commitment and principals' role are crucial in the implementation of food education. The factors that support the implementation must be strengthened and efforts must be made to reduce the barriers. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.