2025-11-282025-11-282025-10-22COSTA, Núbia do Socorro dos Santos. A importância da alimentação saudável e o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados trazidos de casa pelas crianças da Educação Infantil na EMEIEF “Prof. Cândido Vilhena”, em Vigia/PA. Orientadora: Maria Gorete Rodrigues Cardoso. 2025. 34 f. Trabalho de Curso (Licenciatura em Pedagogia) – Faculdade de Educação, Campus Universitário de Bragança, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança-PA, 2025. Disponível em: https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/8905. Acesso em: .https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/8905This study investigated the consumption of ultra-processed foods among preschool children, considering the influence of the family and school context. The research adopted a qualitative and quantitative approach, combining a literature review, a mixed questionnaire with parents and guardians, and participant observation during school meals. Food classification was based on the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population (2014) and an instrument adapted from Assis et al. (2009). The results showed that, although schools, in accordance with the National School Feeding Program (PNAE), prioritize the provision of fresh and minimally processed foods, challenges persist in the home environment, marked by low levels of income, education, and access to information, factors that contribute to the maintenance of poor eating habits. It was concluded that there is a need to strengthen educational actions aimed at families and children, in addition to expanding pedagogical initiatives that promote awareness about healthy eating.Acesso AbertoAlimentação escolarConsumo alimentarUltraprocessadosEducação infantilPolíticas públicasSchool mealsFood consumptionUltra-processed foodsEarly childhood educationPublic policiesCNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAOTrabalho de Curso - Graduação - ArtigoAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil