Objective To describe the situation of nutrition course curricula in nursing colleges in Fujian province as well as nursing interns′ demands on nutrition knowledge and advice regarding the nutrition courses, and to provide practical basis for nursing course system improvement. Methods Using a self-designed questionnaire, we investigated 402 nursing interns from 9 nursing colleges in Fujian province regarding their needs and suggestions on nutrition course curricula in the colleges they were from. Results Among the 9 colleges, only 2 colleges provide mandatory nutrition courses. Among the participants, 95.73% showed solicitude for patients′ nutrition status; 97.26% had seen patients on parenteral or enteral nutrition therapy; 94.03% believed that their colleges should provide more nutrition courses. Conclusion It′s very necessary to provide nutrition courses in nursing colleges, which should continuously strengthen nutrition course design to arm nursing students with nutrition knowledge for the purpose of better meeting the demands of clinical nursing work.