FOODcents Objectives
The main objectives of the FOODcents schools program are to:

1. Provide students with skills that assist with making healthy food choices.
2. Help students identify the best value-for-money choices, within and between specific food product groups.
3. Increase students' knowledge of the information provided on food labels and how to apply this knowledge when making food choices.
4. Increase students' awareness of the additional costs of processing, packaging and advertising foods.
5. Promote increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, breads and low-cost cereals from an economic as well as a nutritional point of view.