NutriSmaak’s mission is to provide nutrition-rich food to children in schools. Visit our homepage to learn more about why it’s necessary.
The Free Healthy Lunch Experience is a program run by NutriSmaak in collaboration with partner schools. As part of this program, around 30 students from participating schools receive a free, healthy, freshly prepared lunch once a week for four weeks. There is no cost to either the parents or the school, as the program is fully sponsored by NutriSmaak.
Through close collaboration with the school and parents, this pilot program introduces nutritious meals and helps us understand children’s interest in healthy food. We collect feedback during the program to measure key performance indicators (KPIs).
At the end of the program, parents or schools can opt to continue the healthy food program through our paid service, with no obligation to sign up.
We do not share any child-specific information publicly without prior consent from both the school and the parents.
Key Performance Indicators that we measure
As part of the program, we monitor and assess the following key performance indicators (KPIs):
1. To evaluate the program’s impact on student attendance, we request that the school share the weekday with the lowest attendance. During the program, anonymized data will be used to measure its effect.
2. Assessment of children’s interest in vegetarian meals, based on feedback and leftover food.
3. Improvement in children’s nutritional knowledge.
4. Children’s satisfaction and happiness with the healthy meal program.
5. Behavioral changes observed in children by the school as a result of the program.
Participation Requirements
1. The program is open to primary schools located in Almere. We aim to run the program with two schools before the 2026 summer holidays.
2. Parents or schools can contact us if there is interest from a maximum of 30 children from the same school, and preferably from the same class.
3. The school will support the NutriSmaak representative in food distribution, presenting educational materials on nutrition to children, and gathering honest feedback. NutriSmaak will provide all necessary support for the program. We also highly appreciate two parents volunteering to support this initiative.
4. By participating, parents and schools agree to provide the requested information to help measure the program’s KPIs.
5. Children should not have any food allergies or dietary restrictions
6. NutriSmaak will confirm the schedule and feasibility of running the program at the school.
Meal Plan for the Program
Below is the weekly menu for the program. Each week, one of these dishes will be served. The order in which the dishes are served will be determined by NutriSmaak and communicated to parents in advance.
Each of these dishes will be freshly prepared with healthy ingredients on the day it is served. No artificial flavors or colors will be used.
Vegetable Pasta
Main ingredients: Freshly chopped seasonal vegetables like carrot, onion, paprika, zucchini, pasta sauce, pasta, sunflower oil, yogurt, salt, and a touch of pepper
Sprouted beans
Main ingredients: In-house freshly sprouted beans, freshly chopped seasonal vegetables, egg, kidney bean, olive oil, salt, coriander, and a touch of pepper
Vegetable Lasagna
Main ingredients: Freshly chopped seasonal vegetables like carrot, beetroot, onion, zucchini, pasta sauce, lasagna pasta, magere milk, all-purpose flour, mozzarella cheese, sunflower oil, salt, a touch of pepper
Green Vegetable Wrap
Hoofdingrediënten: Seizoensgroenten zoals spinazie, sla, koriander, geplette erwten, paprika, komkommer, volkoren tortilla
Pictures are illustrative; the actual dishes may vary. The meal portion per child is 300 grams.
This is not an exhaustive list of ingredients. We use only simple, recognizable ingredients that we trust to feed our own children—so there’s no need to worry about hidden harmful additives.
Food will be served in disposable packaging. To help minimize waste, please have children bring cutlery from home.
Program at a Glance
Below is an overview of the program’s execution plan. It offers an enjoyable and engaging experience for the children
The school confirms its participation
Children are enrolled with parental consent
Evaluate children’s understanding of nutrition before the first week’s meal
Run the weekly program while educating children about the nutritional value of their meals
Re-evaluate children’s understanding of nutrition after the third week
In the fourth week, nutrition ambassadors showcase their knowledge to their parents and fellow students.
Nutrition Ambassadors
Participating children will be designated as nutrition ambassadors of the school.
For a healthier future for children, we highly recommend that parents or schools consider continuing the healthy food program through our paid service after the program ends. There is no obligation to sign up.
NutriSmaak reserves the right to modify or cancel the program at any time, including changes to its format. We take every precaution in preparing the food; however, we are not liable for any allergic reactions experienced by children.