Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6 1274 Table 2. Opinions and beliefs about the school food policy as reported by the parents and teachers of nursery schools, in Belgium Flanders: % agreeing and results of logistic regressions comparing mothers, fathers, and teachers. Mothers Fathers Teachers (n = 750) (n = 99) (n = 70) % % % Fathers Teachers OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) General healthy food habits need to be initiated early in life preschoolers influence each others food habits the influence of parents on children‟s food habits is so great that the school can not change the children‟s food intake Education the school should pay particular attention to helping children acquire healthy dietary habits knowledge about a balanced diet should be imparted at school to preschool children it is important that children learn about new foods at school Communication/involvement parents should receive information about what their children learn at school about physical activity and nutrition it is important that parents are informed about the content of the school‟s meals parents should be involved in the school‟s food policy Food consumption at school it is an important plus point that a piece of fruit is available at school daily the teacher should take care that the children drink enough fluids during school hours the school should inform the parents about what the child eats at school 98 75 16 94 85 79 93 84 57 79 94 79 94 77 13 91 84 81 91 77 54 80 91 68 - 81 24 97 80 83 93 81 34 59 91 71 0.28 (0.10-0.76) 1.10 (0.67-1.79) 0.81 (0.43-1.51) 1.40 (0.73-2.67) 1.59 (0.84-3.00) 0.62 (0.29-1.31) 2.09 (0.50-8.81) 0.87 (0.49-1.56) 0.67 (0.35-1.29) 1.13 (0.66-1.93) 1.29 (0.64-2.61) 0.81 (0.38-1.71) 0.99 (0.37-2.66) 0.64 (0.38-1.07) 0.80 (0.41-1.53) 0.85 (0.55-1.31) 0.37 (0.21-0.64) 1.05 (0.61-1.81) 0.38 (0.21-0.67) 0.68 (0.32-1.48) 0.75 (0.29-1.96) 0.57 (0.36-0.92) 0.63 (0.34-1.17)