Food & Nutrition

82% of parents report at least one school-based intervention aimed at preventing childhood obesity within their children’s schools. 30% of parents of children age 6-14 report worrisome eating behaviors & physical activity in their children. 7% of parents say their children have been made to feel bad at school about what or how much they were eating.

1 out of 8 parents give schools a "D" or "F" for healthy food choices. Parents of primary school students give better grades for healthy food choices than parents of secondary school students.

About one-quarter of parents know of a child with a life-threatening food allergy in their children's school or daycare. About three-quarters of parents who know of a food-allergic child say their children's school/daycare makes accommodations for children with food allergies.