[header] How to encourage healthy eating in schools [title] Encourage healthy eating at home. [step] If parents and children eat a well-balanced, healthy diet at home, then children are more likely to follow that example at school. [substeps] Talk to children about food and nutrition.
Explaining which foods are nutritional and why each meal of the day is important helps children understand, which helps them make better decisions when the parents are not around. Go over the school food menu with children.