Forming long-term healthy eating habits not only requires regular access and exposure to nutritious foods, but also positive influences from caregivers and peers, skill development and motivation. This is where schools come in!

Key moments inside and outside the classroom can become opportunities for children and adolescents to learn about how food systems work and about how to make changes and develop skills to improve aspects of their own diets.

Essential and complementary to this is the food available in and around schools, which is often a key part of children´s daily diets and nutrient requirements.