Forget the stereotype of teenagers as lazy, sedentary and subsisting solely on junk food and screens. Of course, these habits do exist, but there is also a growing understanding of the significance of physical activity and nutritional education. On the occasion of World Food Day (16 October), a study conducted by Skuola.net on 1,700 girls and boys aged 11 to 19 years old reveals a completely different reality: more than 7 out of 10 practice sports on a regular basis, nearly 6 out of 10 say they are informed about the origin and nutritional value of what they eat, and roughly 1 out of every 2 considers the main meal to be a true "ritual" of sharing. The vast majority (83%) of the Italian boys interviewed said they are omnivore, with no restrictions on protein origin. Clearly, there is no shortage of vegetarians (3%) with relative flexitarian declination (9%), which includes the occasional ingestion of meat, fish, and animal derivatives. Vegans? Only 1% limit their consumption to foods of vegetable origin, while those who abstain from meat but consume everything else, i.e. fish-vegetarians, stop at 2%, which is the same as those who must follow a certain diet for medical or sporting reasons. In this environment of increased food knowledge, the false myth of adolescents' sole intake of fast food and packaged snacks is clearly debunked: 12% do it infrequently, if ever, and 29% do it just once or twice a month. On the other hand, there are individuals who eat ultra-processed food once a day (23%), or multiple times a week (36%). It's also interesting to see how teenagers stay fit. The (widespread) image of a sedentary generation is also denied: 71% of respondents report that they participate in sports on a consistent basis, with 37% mentioning 1-2 training sessions per week, 25% mentioning 3-4 sessions, and 9% mentioning 5 or more sessions.