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In reply to the discussion: What School Lunches Look Like In 20 Countries Around The World [View all]MatthewStLouis
(904 posts)16. Very true. Like almost all issues in education: it's about the parents. But...
many rural schools don't offer up healthy alternatives.
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What's that little thing in the upper right section of that USA styrofoam container?
MADem
Apr 2012
#8
That's what I was thinking--that salad was on the menu but the consumer either said
MADem
Apr 2012
#92
When I spent a year at a French high school in the 1960s they served beer and wine in the cafeteria
aint_no_life_nowhere
Apr 2012
#36
I can't eat My Friend Flicka. I don't characterize those who do negatively--just my choice. nt
MADem
Apr 2012
#109
Very true. Like almost all issues in education: it's about the parents. But...
MatthewStLouis
Apr 2012
#16
Perhaps per capita wasn't a good measurement. Median seems to be more representative.
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#30
And that was 2007. It's likely even higher now due to steady gentrification.
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#39
Unfortunately, chicken nuggets are cheap and easy. Require less prep and less sanitizing.
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#56
In my day there was no danger of obesity based on the intake from the tray
TheKentuckian
Apr 2012
#53
Frankly, my high school's food was so revolting we ate vending machine food by choice.
davsand
Apr 2012
#59
The USA photo looks precisely as did the HS lunches served in the mid-eighties.
LanternWaste
Apr 2012
#66
Ah come on, you mean American kids don't get their food thrown at their tray from
4th law of robotics
Apr 2012
#84
The fact that it is messily presented doesn't negate the fact that it's high fat, empty calories
Arugula Latte
Apr 2012
#122
Looks like the French get hamburger steak for lunch (at least in the photo).
JDPriestly
Apr 2012
#67
In the D/FW area school district that I attended, most of the food we had was okay...........
AverageJoe90
Apr 2012
#100
Here's a sample Boston Public School elementary school menu--doesn't look bad, really.
MADem
Apr 2012
#112
This might sound like a crazy question but HOW much Time do these students in other countries
Justice wanted
Apr 2012
#119
GREAT & HIGHLY INFORMATIVE! As is this: "What Cars Look Like in 7 Countries, Around The World!!!"
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#127