A goal for the national nutritional education program is represented by the increase of fruit consumption.
Material and method: Using specially designed questionaries a group of 127 teenagers from two different Iaşi high schools provided date related to thei daily fruit intake.
Results: Almost 40% of the teenagers use fresh fruits as part of their breakfast and a greater number use them as snacks (57.5%) or dessert (80.5%), with statistically insignificant differences between the two high schools.
Conclusion: The fruit intake is adequate in the studied group and the programs that promote certain food habits must take into account the existing situation.