School Lunch Around the World Compared to America

  All around the world there are different standards for how students are provided lunch at school. Some countries school’s that don't allow students to bring lunch like France and Japan. While some schools don't serve lunch at all and expect kids to bring food from home like Canada. Every country has their own lunch guidelines.

  Most European countries have the same basic outlines for school lunches. Italy banned serving fried food to students in school. Lunches typically have starch like rice or pasta, at least 2 vegetables, main food being: meat, fish and fruit. Now France provides multiple courses. The first one is a starter of vegetables followed by the main dish of meat and vegetables. Next a cheese course with bread on the side. The last course is a fruit or on the last day of week a sweet. Lunch is also usually 2 hours long for both Italy and France.

  Now moving to the Asian countries. Japan has what is considered to be the healthiest school lunch. A typical lunch in Japan could have rice, grilled fish, seaweed wraps, miso soup, green tea, milk, vegetables, meat, tofu, or noodles. Students also help cook, serve, and clean after the lunches. Lunch in China  is around 40 minutes long. In China lunch usually consists of noodles, rice dumplings, steamed pork buns, soups, fruit and vegetables as well.

   In the countries in Asia and Europe school meals typically are not funded by the government. The food is funded locally and grown locally too. Food is also prepared in the school from scratch unlike America. 

 

  When it comes down to school lunches around the world some countries can't even compete for the best lunch. 1 country that can't compete is America. When you go to line up and get your tray you usually get 1-2 slots filled with some type of pre cooked food and the rest of the slots you have to fill with fruit and vegetables. The portions of food are typically not very big either. Lunch typically lasts between 30-45 minutes. Most food provided is frozen not made from scratch.

 

  In my opinion I think that school lunches in America are definitely mediocre compared to countries in europe. I think that the school boards or government should find a way to provide better meals for students. 

 

Do you like the current lunches the school provides?

 

What country's lunch would you prefer?

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https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/school-lunch-menus/ 

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=italy+school+lunch&rlz=1C1GCEV_en___US1020&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh8eHZ58f9AhWklGoFHdkQBygQ_AUoAXoECAMQAw&biw=1366&bih=625&dpr=1#imgrc=SNylf80aMSMQmM



https://www.bokksu.com/blogs/news/lunch-in-japanese-schools#:~:text=Typical%20Japanese%20School%20Menu&text=Some%20foods%20that%20may%20appear,seaweed%20soup%2C%20and%20miso%20soup.

 

https://www.japanesefoodguide.com/japanese-school-lunch/



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  • I think I would like Spain or one of the European lunches the best. I definitely think our lunches in the US are very unhealthy and do not taste very good. Lunches need to go back to how they used to be when everything was homemade and kids got plenty to eat. 

  • I think that our luches should change to be a little healthier with the addition of real food and not soy burgers or anything like that. If you look at most other countries luches they are ten times better than ours which shouldnt be like that.

  • I think the US could provide a healtheir meal for school kids. Our school provide food that ins't healthy at all. Most is just frozen food with loads of fat and no nutrotional value. The US tray looks the worst out of all the countries. 

    • I agree the food should be healthier.

  • I do not like the school lunches most of the time they aren't good. We run out of food so I can't even get the stuff I do like to fill me. I'd prefer spain because that looks bomb. Most the food we eat anywyas is frozen.

    • Schools should be able to determine how much food they need and not run out before every student is served.

  • I feel like the U.S has the worst school lunch. The food that they are feeding us is crazy compared to trays like these. I think that the Italy and Spain trays look the best and very nutritious. I love that they arent giving them fried, unhealthy foods like the USA does. 

  • I would definatly choose italy's lunch over america's, our school provides food that isn't that great nor have proper nutrition. most of the food we consume is frozen and or processed and i don't think that's good for our health.

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    • I disagree because of the fact sometimes they give us one iteam like pizza bits and the rest of the tray you have to fill with vegtables.

  • I think that the United States could provide a healthier and better school lunch for students, especially athletes. We need more fresh foods and not processed frozen foods. Looking at all of the pictures above, the United States tray looks like the least nutritional meal. In Harlan, half of the meals we get served are either not cooked fully or too cooked to the point you can't even eat them. It seems like over the years the meals just progressively get worse. 

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