Introduction: The active methodology is a form of didactics where the student is the main protagonist of the action, where the student will put into practice what he learned with the teacher. Objective: To report the experience with the active methodology performed with students in the performance in children's health related to healthy eating. Methods: An action on healthy eating was carried out at a nursery school in Valparaiso de Goias, in order to arouse students' interest in healthy foods. Results: The result was considered positive and of great use for the students, because with the action was put into practice what was taught in the classroom. Conclusion: It is important to be in touch with reality as students, because through situations of practice, one can see the limits to complications that require the maximum of individual completeness.