A questionnaire survey was conducted on 1,195 female university students in Hiroshima Prefecture with the objective of improving the students' diet. The relationship of the current health condition, daily living habits, and diet with the recalled frequency of mealtime conversations at elementary school was investigated from a total of 1,173 valid responses. The female university students who answered that they had a high frequency of mealtime conversations at elementary school had a more favorable health condition and ideal daily living habits. These students also had a higher intake of meat, green and yellow vegetables, and other vegetables, more ideal dietary habits, and greater desire for a healthy diet based on traditional food. These findings demonstrate the influence of childhood eating habits and mealtime conversation on the students' subsequent life style.