The festival programme

The Netherlands Nutrition Centre has prepared an exciting programme full of inspiration for you, including:

  • Presentation of School Canteen Scales and/or signing of the Ambition Statement, with a special gift for all visiting schools on this day only.
  • Announcement by the professional jury of the winner of the Jong Leren Eten School Canteen Challenge.
  • Presentation by the finalists about their School Canteen Challenge Snack, including a tasting of delicious canteen snacks.
  • Inspiring stories from Healthy School Canteen ambassadors in practice.
  • An in-depth knowledge session by the Netherlands Nutrition Centre and Jong Leren Eten on topics such as the food environment around the school, the Wheel of Five in the school canteen, food education, involving students and safeguarding the Healthy School Canteen.
  • Presentation by the Jong Leren Eten broker about what the Jong Leren Eten programme entails and why your school should take part in the School Canteen Challenge Snack next year.

There will also be a knowledge and networking market at the festival. Here you will find stalls from the Healthy School Canteen, Jong Leren Eten and other stakeholders or cooperation partners from the province who are committed to providing a healthy range of food and drinks in and around schools. This is also the perfect opportunity to talk to other schools.

Registration

Would you like to attend too? Register quickly via the link below. Admission is free.

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School Canteen Challenge

Good news: you can still register for Jong Leren Eten’s School Canteen Challenge until 16 February 2024. Who knows, your pupils or students may be among the finalists and present their Canteen Snack at the festival soon!

Who is the festival for?

The Netherlands Nutrition Centre is organising the festival for everyone interested in or involved with the Healthy School Canteen and/or Jong Leren Eten’s School Canteen Challenge. This includes canteen managers, caterers, teachers, school principals, pupils, etc. from all secondary and vocational schools in the Netherlands.

About Healthy School Canteen Day

For 20 years, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre has been helping schools make their canteens healthier and more sustainable. Every year, on the third Thursday of March, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre pays extra attention to this during ‘Healthy School Canteen Day’. Together with schools, municipal health services and municipalities, the Netherlands Nutrition Centre is working towards a healthy future for young people. In this way, they show that being healthy is normal.