Snack-tember: new British Nutrition Foundation campaign to support healthy snacking in schools

Published 29th May 2025

A brand-new initiative from the British Nutrition Foundation is launching this September – and it’s all about snacks!

Snack-tember is a month-long campaign designed to help children and young people aged 5–16 explore their current snacking habits and discover healthier, sustainable alternatives – with teachers supported every step of the way.

Rather than a one-week focus, this year the usual Healthy Eating Week is being transformed into something even bigger. Snack-tember will run throughout September 2025, giving teachers more time and flexibility to engage their pupils with this important topic.

What’s included?

The British Nutrition Foundation will be providing a full set of free, practical resources to help bring healthy snacking into the classroom, including:

• Fun and engaging classroom materials
• Activity ideas to get pupils thinking differently about snacks
• Posters and printables to bring your display boards to life
• Tried-and-tested, pupil-friendly recipes
• Insights from over 2,000 young people, taken from The Great Snack Survey

There’s a special focus this year on young people in their first two years of secondary school – a crucial stage where they begin to make more independent choices. Teachers in these settings are especially encouraged to get involved.

Why take part?

Snack-tember is all about supporting teachers to:

• Start positive conversations around food and health
• Encourage pupils to make informed, confident choices
• Embed healthy, sustainable habits that can last a lifetime

The British Nutrition Foundation is aiming to reach 6,000 schools and over 1 million young people with this campaign – and your school could be one of them.

How to get involved

Teachers, clubs and schools can sign up to take part and access all resources free of charge.

Find out more and register your school here.