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It’s necessary to increase the knowledge of children aged 5-9 years and their parents on the subject of eating and promoting physical activity. The present paper describes the research protocol of a randomized field trial that aims: a) to increase the knowledge of food pyramid and b) to modify the nutrition behavior in order to improve the Mediterranean diet, especially: to increase fruit and vegetables consumption. The subjects enrolled in the trial will be children of the primary schools that will be randomized to receive or not an intervention through the use of games (cards and table games), which include also physical activities.