SchoolFood4Change

Over one million children reached. Healthier habits, stronger #FoodEducation, and a better shot at the future — for every single one of them. That's what #SchoolFood4Change means. 🌍 #InternationalSchoolMealsDay #NourishToFlourish #HealthyEating

95 million healthier, more sustainable school meals served every year — thanks to #SchoolFood4Change. 🥗👨‍🍳 Chefs and kitchen teams, the School Menu Design Handbook and School Food Recipe Book are your go-to resources. #InternationalSchoolMealsDay #FarmToSchool

4,000 schools. 22 countries. But behind those numbers, thousands of children sitting down to eat healthy, sustainable, nutritious meals. Teachers with more engaged students. Communities with hope. Together, they tell a powerful story of changing! #InternationalSchoolMealsDay

Happy #InternationalSchoolMealsDay! 🎉 At SF4C, we're celebrating this date and the incredible efforts of all our partners making healthy, sustainable school meals a reality for children worldwide. 🌍🥗

🍎Explore our new Recipe Handbook! Developed by @UNISG together with our city partners, it brings together 42 tasty, healthy and sustainable recipes designed for European school canteens — good for kids, good for the planet. Discover it here: schoolfood4change.eu/wp-content/upl…

School meals work when the whole experience matters, welcoming spaces, garden-to-tray connections, student voice, and sustainable choices that taste good. From @FAO & @UNICEF 's guide and @UNISG 's School Menu Design Handbook, find practical strategies at the link in bio! 🌿🏫

Read our School Menu Design Handbook here: schoolfood4change.eu/wp-content/upl… And the FAO and UNICEF guide here: fao.org/interactive/sc…

Did you know?🍽️ Small changes in colour, texture, cooking techniques, and familiar flavours can improve acceptance and reduce waste in school canteens!♻️ Read the guide developed by @FAO with @UNICEF and explored further in our School Menu Design Handbook by @UNISG!

Read the full article here: schoolfood4change.eu/blog/2026/01/2…

One of our partnered schools, Heckerschule, explored Bonnekamphöhe, a three-hectare garden in Essen-Werden, discovering sustainable food, hands-on learning. This experience reflects SF4C´s mission to make food education experiential, and meaningful!

🚀 The School Meal Accelerator was launched at GFFA Berlin 🌍 to expand school meals 🍎🥗 to 100M more children by 2030. Strengthening nutrition, local sourcing 🌾, and cross-sector collaboration 🤝 worldwide! Bravo!

All 53 WHO European Region states launched a youth-informed strategy to improve child and adolescent health, tackle inequalities, and track progress via a public dashboard. 🌟📊

In 2025, childhood obesity surpassed underweight globally for the first time, driven by unhealthy food environments 🥤🍔. Healthy school meals 🍎🥦 can reverse this trend and help children thrive. Read the UNICEF report here: unicef.org/reports/feedin…

Read more here: hgr-css.be/en/report/9805…

Belgium’s new dietary guidelines focus on fresh, minimally processed foods, mindful eating, and shared meals: perfectly aligned with our mission to nourish children and build healthy communities! 🥗👧🧒

This week we’re spotlighting our amazing partner @UNISG! Founded by @SlowFoodHQ in 2004, UNISG is a global hub for research on sustainable, healthy & ethical food systems. 🍽️Check out their latest papers, the Menu Design Handbook & Recipe Manual, all on our website!

Healthy meals = healthier kids and communities. 🍏💪 SchoolFood4Change shows that when schools choose sustainable food, everyone wins: children, farmers, cities, and the planet. 1M+ young people and 3,500+ schools are already proving real change is possible. 🎥 Watch the video!

Yesterday we celebrated World Children’s Day! 🎉Children have the right to a healthy diet and for that SF4C has helped over one million children access healthier school food through our Whole School Food Approach. 🌱✨

This year, in celebration of #WorldFoodDay, we invited our partners to share with us photos and captions from their schools — and the response was fantastic! Check out some of the wonderful submissions we received: schoolfood4change.eu/blog/2025/10/1…

In our latest interview, Prof. Manuel Franco explains how inclusive school meals can fight inequality, improve health, and build a fairer future across Europe. 🍎 Read more on our website: schoolfood4change.eu/blog/2025/10/0…