The purpose of this study was to examine the present eating behaviors of high school students and the factors affecting them. We conducted a questionnaire survey for 751 high school students who belonged to two public high schools in Saitama prefecture. More than 80% of students always or often ate breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. About 85% students consumed foods with good nutritional balance. Findings of multiple regression analysis indicated that the values of food, cooking skills, time use, and the level of school significantly influenced eating behaviors, whereas knowledge about food was not. These results suggest that it is effective to give guidance enhancing the values of food and focusing on the time use in order to improve eating behaviors of high school students. Furthermore, it is necessary to devise the ways to teach based on the school levels.

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