From snacks and meal planning to school canteens and vending machines: in school catering, children and young people can be introduced to healthy and sustainable eating from an early age. Furthermore, catering in nurseries and schools plays a crucial role in ensuring that children and young people receive adequate nutrition.

The website www.gemeinsamessen.at provides recommendations, guidelines and practical implementation aids, recipe ideas for healthy eating, as well as practical advice on a vegetarian diet. “Healthy eating is a key foundation for the development and health of our children and young people. That is why it is crucial that teaching, everyday school life and catering go hand in hand, and that important groundwork is laid as early as in nurseries and schools,” emphasises State Secretary for Health Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig.

“Childhood obesity is a growing health risk. A healthy diet and reducing the intake of foods high in sugar and fat are crucial factors in tackling this early on. We can be particularly effective in kindergartens and schools,” says AGES Managing Director Johannes Pleiner-Duxneuner.

The website provides links to the public advisory centres in the federal states. This enables interested nursery and school heads, teachers or catering providers to quickly find support in implementing measures in nurseries and schools.