Empowering Healthier Futures

 Food for Thought - Empowering Healthier Futures

Food for Thought is a FREE school-based nutrition education programme for Year 5 and 6 students. Students learn valuable skills to make informed food choices through inquiry-based learning. 

Sessions take place both inside and outside the classroom with a trip to your local New World, PAK’nSAVE or Four Square supermarket to put learnings into practice in a real-world setting. 

Food for Thought makes for a unique and fun nutrition education experience.
 
Our qualified Nutritionists have been spreading knowledge across Aotearoa New Zealand since 2007, reaching more than 250,000 tamariki since the programme’s inception. 
 9,700+
CLASSES
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AKOMANGA
256,000+
STUDENTS
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ĀKONGA
16,000+
ADULT HELPERS
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KAIĀWHINA

Food for Thought is governed by the Food for Thought Educational Trust, a New Zealand-registered charity.



Our Board of Trustees



The programme is proudly supported by Foodstuffs in both the North and South Islands and is delivered in partnership with the Heart Foundation. PAK'nSAVE, New World and Four Square supermarkets all back the programme to help educate our tamariki.

For over a decade, the Heart Foundation has been proud to deliver the Food for Thought programme to schools across Aotearoa New Zealand. Learning about food is important for our health, and starting early ensures students have the best opportunity to build on and practise this knowledge throughout their lifetime.

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