Food education of Yokohama

　According to the preamble of the Basic Law on Shokuiku, "It is positioned as the basis of living and should be the basis of intellectual, virtue and physical education, and through various experiences, knowledge about" food "and choose" food ". To foster humans who can acquire the power and practice a healthy diet. "

　Established in September 2010 as a municipal food education promotion plan based on the Basic Law on Shokuiku, the first Yokohama City Shokuiku Promotion Plan (September 2010 to 27 (2015) )), The second Yokohama City Shokuiku Promotion Plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Second Shokuiku Promotion Plan") (We promoted (from 2016 to Reiwa 5 (2023)) and carried out spread enlightenment of food education to citizen. . The plan to start in Reiwa 6 (2024) was formulated integrally in the "3rd Health Yokohama 21", which is a guideline for comprehensive health promotion in Yokohama City.
↓For more information about the project, please click here.
3rd Health Yokohama 21

◆Basic Philosophy
　Foster health and rich humanity through “food” and create a vibrant Yokohama

◆Basic goals
<Basic Goal 1>
Promotion of delicious and enjoyable "food" and food environment creation supports health throughout the life of each and every citizen (viewpoint of health promotion)
<Basic Goal 2>
Inheriting food diversity and Yokohama-like food culture to create a sustainable environment related to food (social, environment, food culture, and food safety perspectives)

◆Promotion theme
　For each basic goal, a total of six promotion themes were set, and the priority themes were "promotion of dietary habits that take into account nutritional balance" and "creating a food environment that can be healthy naturally."
　

We have created a leaflet that allows you to easily understand the nutritional balance.
You can download it from the link below.

We have created a collection of breakfast recipes.
You can download all pages from the link below.

We introduce locally grown and consumed recipes using ingredients from Yokohama City and recipes that are useful for daily health promotion.
"What shall I make today?…If you have any problems, please take a look! (Click the image to move to the Yokohama City Official Cookpad.)

As part of efforts to create a food environment where you can naturally select a well-balanced diet, a company that has concluded a cooperation agreement with Yokohama City will set by Yokohama City as a `` standard of nutritional value per meal with good nutritional balance '' "Hama no Genki Rice Bento" was released on July 1, 2024.
From Sotetsu Rosen Co., Ltd., the third installment of "Hama no Genki Rice Bento" continued from FY2023, and from Aeon Retail Co., Ltd., two types of "Hama no Genki Rice Bento" were planned for the first time in cooperation with Yokohama City. Was sold at the same time.

In October 2024, the “Hama no Genki Rice Offering Store Registration System” was launched.
↓Please see here for details such as "List of Hama Genki Rice Offering Shops".
Hama's Genki Rice Store Registration System

"Creating a food environment that can be healthy with nature (selling Hama's Genki Rice Bento)"

Sponsorship
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Smart Life Project), Sports Agency
Summary of Awards
In order to encourage and disseminate awareness-raising activities in lifestyle-related diseases prevention, the Smart Life Project is designed to encourage and disseminate outstanding awareness-raising activities and initiatives. This award recognizes companies, organizations, and local governments that have made outstanding efforts to promote awareness-raising activities in lifestyle-related diseases prevention and extend healthy life expectancy.
Number of awards
●Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare
　Grand Prize (1), Local Government Division Excellence Award (1), Corporate Division Excellence Award (1), Group Division Excellence Award (1)
●Secretary of the Sports Agency
　Local Government Division Excellence Award (1), Corporate Division Excellence Award (1), Group Division Excellence Award (1)
●Director, Health and Safety Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
　Local government category excellence award (3), corporate category excellence award (5), group category excellence award (4)
●Director of Insurance Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (1)

What is the Smart Life Project?
Under the slogan "Let's extend healthy life expectancy!", We are calling for specific actions in four areas: exercise, eating habits, smoking cessation, health checkups and health check-up, with the goal of ensuring that everyone can enjoy a healthy and enjoyable life until the end of their lives.

"Let's extend the 12th healthy life expectancy! "Awards" | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (outside site)

　Yokohama City and Sotetsu Rosen Co., Ltd. have concluded an agreement to promote citizens' health and create a food environment where everyone can naturally healthy with the aim of realizing a healthy life for citizens. .
　In fiscal 2023, experimental project launched “Hama no Genki Rice Bento,” targeting men in their 30s and 50s, in order to support the health of working and child-rearing generations, and in light of the nationwide health issue that the percentage of obese men is higher than women.
Sales Period July 1-July 31, 2015
[Product name] Hama's Genki Rice Bento
[Prices] 646 yen (tax included)
[Selling stores] All 51 Sotetsu Rosen stores (26 stores in the city)

The effectiveness verification of the experimental project was commissioned to Ochanomizu University.

In Yokohama City, we have created the Yokohama City Food Education Promotion Logo to further enhance the effects of food education promotion activities. This logo mark connects the cityscape of Yokohama to the sea with a single line, and arranges typical staple food (rice), main dish (fish), side dish (tomato) in a natural flow. Expresses the connection between "life". Please use the logo positively to raise the interest of citizens in food education and to encourage them to act.
If you would like to use the logo mark, please contact the City of Yokohama, Health and Social Welfare Bureau Health Promotion Division for the data.

We publish collection of links and recipes for collecting materials related to food education.
The contents are classified into six items according to the "Food Education Promotion Plan at Schools" in Yokohama City, and each guidance target is also posted.
Please use it widely at school and at home.