In this thesis research on eating habits of parents and children in the kindergartens of Primorsko – goranska county was conducted. The main goal of the research was to determined the eating habits of parents and children, their stage of physical activity and to research if there is a difference in the diet between girls and boys. The study involved 349 parents and 349 children. A questionnaire was used for the research, it consisted of two parts, one for the parents and one for the children. Statistical processing of data was performed with STATISTICA, version 7.1. The results showed that more than 50 % of parents are engaged in some sports activity during the week, while men were statistically significantly more (p = <0,001) active 4-5 days a week than women. Also, the results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in the consumption of breakfast of men and women, and that most, around 70% of respondents consume breakfast. Statistical analysis showed that the largest number of males and females had three meals a day. The results have shown that about 60% of boys and girls are not involved in sports activities. Also, the statistical analysis (p = 0,09) has shown that there is no difference between boys and girls when it comes to having breakfast before going to the kindergarten. The research showed that boys and girls usually eat light meals (milk and cereals, spreads ...) for breakfast and that boys eat light meals for breakfast statistically significantly (p = 0,006) more than girls. Furthermore, the results showed that only 3% of children eat fast food dishes more than once a week and no statistically significant difference between boys and girls was found (p = 0,239). Results in this study confirmed the importance of education and the role of public health in creating proper nutrition habits for children and parents.