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Abstract. Vegetable and fruit are food sources that contain complete and healthy nutrients. The consumption of vegetable and fruit in the teenagers in Indonesia aged 10-14 years is still low. Consumption of vegetable and fruit has not been a concern for parents and teenagers themselves. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between teenager attitude and food preference with the pattern of vegetable and fruit consumption at Junior High School 2 North Kuta. This study employed analytical research design using cross-sectional approach. There were 308 respondents recruited as the sample through stratified random sampling and systematic random sampling technique. The data were collected by using questionnaires and FFQ forms; data were analyzed using Spearman Rho test. The findings indicated that the majority of the teenagers- attitudes had good category with median value 31.00 and the food preference with vegetable and fruit also in the good category with median value 29.00. The vegetable and fruit consumption pattern at Junior High School 2 North Kuta had moderate category (53.2%). The statistical test obtained significant results between the attitude of teenager with pattern of vegetable and fruit consumption in which the p-value <0.001 with r correlation 0.748 and the food preference with consumption pattern of vegetables and fruits in which the p-value <0.001 with r correlation 0.748. There is a correlation between teenager attitude and food preference with vegetable and fruit consumption pattern at Junior High School 2 North Kuta. It is expected that students to increase the consumption of vegetable and fruit every day in accordance with balanced nutrition guidelines.