Objective To find out snacks consumption and growth situation on school-aged children in rural areas of Ganzhou,Jiangxi,then provide basis for the formulation of nutrition policy. Method Questionnaires were used to research children's behavior of snacks consumption. Results 34.18%of surveyed children's body mass index (BMI) were abnormal,in which severe weight loss consisted 18.47%,mild weight loss consisted 11.38%,overweight and obese children were rare,accounting for 3.31% and 1.60%;Pupils in this rural areas generally liked to eat snacks,most snacks were bought by themselves,accounting 33.98%,a total of 87.96% students' pocket money that used to buy snacks were less than 2 RMB,snacks they buying were very cheap,67.8% snacks' unit price were less than 1 RMB,the main reason for students' buying snacks were physiological reason,feeling thirsty or hungry accounted for more than 1/3. Conclusion Malnutrition is still a serious problem in rural areas,irrational consumption of snacks is very common,nutrition education is suggested to carried out in primary schools,so as to improve students' nutrition knowledge,ultimately promote children's healthy growth.