EU School Fruit and Vegetables Programme

What is the EU School Fruit and Vegetables Programme?

The aim of the EU School Fruit and Vegetables Programme is to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables and teach them healthy eating habits. Through EU School Fruit, schools receive three portions of fruit and vegetables for all pupils for twenty weeks. Completely free of charge, thanks to funding from the European Union. Teachers also get started with food education using the Chef! educational portal. Schools are also encouraged to establish regular fruit and vegetable days at school, or to have more of them. This way, eating fruit and vegetables at school becomes a habit.

Tasty, healthy and educational!

With EU School Fruit, eating fruit and vegetables at school is not only tasty and healthy, but educational too! Education is a standard part of the programme. Through the free Chef! educational portal, schools gain access to various teaching materials, activities and excursions about healthy nutrition. These teaching materials enable pupils to learn more interactively about the importance of healthy nutrition and the role of fruit and vegetables in a healthy diet. This not only encourages them to eat more healthily, but also teaches them why this is so important for their bodies and health.

Regular fruit and vegetable days at school

At EU School Fruit, we aim to inspire children to eat more fruit and vegetables not only during the delivery period, but throughout the entire school year. Teachers receive tips and inspiration for establishing regular fruit and vegetable days at school. In addition, wijkiezengroenteenfruit.nu offers a useful step-by-step plan and various materials to support schools in setting up or expanding a school fruit policy. Together, we can ensure that healthy nutrition has a permanent place at school!

Would you like to participate too?

Last school year, around 2,300 schools took part. Would your school also like to participate next school year? All primary schools and schools for special or secondary special education can register for EU School Fruit between 31 August and 11 September. The fruit and vegetable deliveries will take place from 9 November 2026 through 16 April 2027.

You can register here.

EU School Milk Programme

What is the EU School Milk Programme?

The aim of the EU School Milk Programme is to introduce children to dairy products and teach them healthy eating habits.
Through EU School Milk, schools receive two portions of dairy products per week for twenty weeks for pupils who wish to participate. Completely free of charge, thanks to funding from the European Union. Teachers also get started with food education using the Chef! educational portal. This makes attention to healthy nutrition a regular part of the school day.

Tasty, healthy and educational!

With EU School Milk, drinking and eating dairy products at school is not only tasty and healthy, but educational too! Education is a standard part of the programme. Through the free Chef! educational portal, schools gain access to various teaching materials, activities and excursions about healthy nutrition.

These teaching materials enable pupils to learn more interactively about nutrition, where dairy products come from and how they fit into a healthy diet. This not only encourages them to make conscious choices, but also helps them understand why healthy nutrition is important for their bodies and development.

Focus on healthy eating habits at school

At EU School Milk, we encourage schools to pay lasting attention to healthy nutrition. Through the fortnightly newsletter, teachers receive tips and inspiration for easily incorporating this into daily practice. In this way, we help ensure that healthy eating and drinking habits have a permanent place at school.

Would you like to participate too?

Would you also like to participate next school year? All primary schools, schools for special (primary) education and schools for (special) secondary education can register for EU School Milk between 31 August and 11 September.
The deliveries will take place from 9 November 2026 through 16 April 2027.

You can register here.