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Snack-tember 2026

Snack-tember is back!

Last year, nearly 1 million children and young people took part in our first ever Snack-tember


Registration for 2026 is now open, so if you work with children and young people aged 5-16 years, in any setting, come and get involved!


REGISTER NOW to receive updates about Snack-tember, and access to ALL the resources.

 

What is Snack-tember all about?

We want to improve children and young people’s knowledge, skills, confidence and motivation, so that they can make and choose healthier, more sustainable snacks.

 

Throughout September 2026, we will be helping children and young people to:

  • Explore better snacking
  • Try new snacks
  • Make their own healthy snacks

We'll have a range of resources for those teaching, or working with, children and young people aged 5-16 years. These will include, activity ideas, recipes, posters and lots more!

 

Our aim is to help children and young people choose and make snacks that have:

  • MORE vegetables and fruit
  • MORE wholegrains, beans and pulses
  • LESS saturated fat, salt and sugars

These are key contributors to healthier, more sustainable snacking!

What happened last year?

 

Snack-tember was a fantastic way to inspire pupils to think more creatively about healthy eating and make positive food choices. It brought real excitement into our form lessons and encouraged meaningful discussions about nutrition.

 

 

Monica Nunes, Home Economics Teacher, Balfron High School, Glasgow

Posters

Display the three posters to show that you are taking part in Snack-tember.

 

You can also download reduced-colour (print-friendly) versions of the three posters here

Recipe videos

Take a look at our recipe videos which show young people making and tasting our five ‘hero’ snack recipes:

Written versions of our hero recipes, for use in school or at home, can be found below.

Recipes

Our five Snack-tember ‘hero’ recipes have been created to provide easy to make, cost effective, versatile snacks, that promote healthier, more sustainable snacking. Give them a go!

Welsh resources

Those working with children and young people aged 3-16 years may like to use some of the free resources on our education website, Food - a fact of life.

Supporters


All the Snack-tember 2026 content and nutrition messaging has been developed by the British Nutrition Foundation. 

We are grateful to our supporters, UK Flour Millers, Bel Group, Bidfood and Slimming World, whose donations are helping us to promote and run Snack-tember 2026. 

If you’d like to make a donation towards supporting the running of Snack-tember 2026, please get in touch with Claire at c.theobald@nutrition.org.uk