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Introduction: Various problems regarding the way that children eat have been identified increasingly more often. Children aged between 10-14 years, experience intense growth and development. The purpose of the research was to determine the impact of pickiness on the nutrition of children aged between 10-14 years.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive research method was used. The occasional sample of primary school students of the third cycle was used. 62 (49.2 %) male and 64 (50.8 %) female students of the third cycle of primary schools in Slovenia participated in the research. We used a translated and validated questionnaire to collect data, and we also obtained data on body weight and height. We used descriptive and inferential statistics (a two-way ANOVA test).Results: A total of 37 (53.6 %) girls and 28 (44.4 %) boys claimed to be picky. With a two-way ANOVA test, we have found that there is a link between pickiness and nutrition (p = 0.014). A greater deviation from nutrition has been observed in female students than in male students.Discussion and conclusion: Picky eating is a highly common issue today since nearly half of all participants admitted to it. It may also have negative consequences in adulthood. At the age of 10−14 years, eating habits that can persist throughout a person's life are being formed, so preventive action is essential. In the future, research should be directed towards preventive activities and a promotion of healthy eating., Uvod: Vse pogosteje zaznavamo različne težave z načinom prehranjevanja pri otrocih. Otroci med 10. in 14. letom intenzivno rastejo in se razvijajo. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti vpliv izbirčnosti v prehrani otrok na njihovo prehranjenost v omenjeni starosti.Metode: Uporabljena je bila presečna opisna raziskava. Zajet je bil priložnostni vzorec osnovnošolcev zadnjega triletja. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 62 (49,2 %) učencev moškega in 64 (50,8 %) učencev ženskega spola zadnjega triletja ene izmed osnovnih šol v Sloveniji. Za zbiranje podatkov smo uporabili anketni vprašalnik, pridobili pa smo tudi podatke o telesni masi in višini. Uporabili smo opisno in sklepno statistiko (dvostranski test ANOVA).Rezultati: 37 (53,6 %) deklet in 28 (44,4 %) fantov je trdilo, da so izbirčni. Z dvostranskim testom ANOVA smo ugotovili, da obstaja povezava med izbirčnostjo in prehranjenostjo (p = 0,014). Pri dekletih je vidno večje odstopanje od prehranjenosti kot pri fantih.Diskusija in zaključek: Izbirčno prehranjevanje je v današnjem času zelo pogost problem, saj se je v njem prepoznala skoraj polovica vključenih učencev. Izbirčnost ima lahko negativne posledice v odrasli dobi. V starosti 10–14 let se ustvarjajo prehranjevalne navade, ki so lahko prisotne celotno življenje, zato je bistveno, da delujemo preventivno in s tem preprečimo negativne posledice. V prihodnosti bi bilo treba raziskovanje usmeriti v preventivne dejavnosti in promocijo zdravega prehranjevanja.