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This paper has discussed how an empowerment approach to nutrition education is the most appropriate approach to enable students to bring about change in both their personal food-related behaviours, and to bring about change in society in line with the concept that healthy choices should be easy choices.
It has also discussed how this approach is entirely consistent with technology education when approached from the perspective of developing appropriate technologies.
In taking an empowerment approach to food and nutrition education in the technology learning area, students have the opportunity to meet human needs both at a personal level and at a societal level.
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