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Aims: The aim of this study was to show what kind of interaction happens in the food related groops in Facebook. Three groups were chosen in the study. All the groups had a general topic of home cooked food. Study problems were: 1. What kinds of initiatives people make concerning food preparation in the Facebook groups that are related to food and whatkind of komments do they reseive? 2. How these initiatives and komments are related to the goals of Home economics in the national curriculum? The relationship with these studies and the goals of Home economics are shown in this study. In the national curriculum there are goals concerning Home economics and the grades from seven to nine. The goals emphasize practical skills, collaboration and interaction skills and information management skills. In achieving these skills, students need to have motivation, self-efficacy and agency. Methods: The study was conducted as a qualitative research. Material was collected during the spring of 2019 from three food related groups in Facebook by writing down initiatives of conversation and the comments that they receaved. There were 120 initiatives and 1791 comments. The material was analysed qualitatively. Results and conclusions: According to the results of the study, there are not so much questions than just communication about food and preparing it in the groups. The initiatives were more showing the groupmembers own experiences than asking questions. Based on this study the group members wanted to discuss about things that they share an interest rather than just ask question about things they don`t know or can not perform. In the context of Home economics this study gives a reason to develop the interaction and collaboration skills and the skills of thinking within the subject.