What are kids eating in schools around the world? I read an interesting article that gives a view of a few countries' food offerings for children and decided to share. Food is important and some of us take it for granted, let's be happy for what we get.
What kind of food did you eat in school?
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Helsinki, Finland. Pietari Halme, 8, is in Second Grade in Meilahti Primary School. Beetroot, grated carrots and vegetable pasta, with a side of two slices of bread and a glass of milk. Pietari's favorite food is salad. School food in Finland is free to all students.
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Stockholm, Sweden. Noel Bodin, 9, is eating macaroni and meat sauce with salad and tomato, with a side of crispbread. There were also options for spinach sauce or falafel in curry sauce for vegetarians. Noel's favorite foods are tacos and pancakes. "The worst foods are soups with veggies in 'em", he says. School food in Sweden is free to all students.
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Bogotá, Colombia. Juan Rubiano Palma, 13, is eating lentals, rice, fried bananas and meat. The salad has beans, tomatoes, eggs, carrots and olives. For drink he has mango juice and for dessert a granadilla and ice cream. Juan is very happy with his school food, although he doesn't always finish his food.
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Bangkok, Thailand. Nanthawan Jamsai, 12, is eating chicken and coconut soup, rice and seasoned pork, with a tapioca jello for dessert. "Mom makes it spicier", Nanthawan comments. The food costs him roughly 100 euros annually. His (or her?) favorite food is a spicy papaya salad called Somtam.
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Washington, USA. Maria, 11, is having a chicken burger with barbecue sauce for lunch. On the side, broccoli, carrots and orange, with milk for drink. She pays 1,20 euros for the lunch. Maria likes school lunches: "The only bad foods are spinach and lasagne. Cheese pizza is the best."
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Monrovia, Liberia. Samba Kollie, 12, goes to St. Peter's lutheran school. The school doesn't offer food for the students. Samba buys his food from a kiosk near the school, today - noodles, green potato sauce and a boiled egg. Samba thinks the food is OK. "Sometimes I'll have two eggs if I'm really hungry."
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St. Petersburg, Russia. Junona Filimonova, 8, goes to an unnamed school. It only has a number, #238. She is eating rice and chicken sauce, for a starter she had cabbage soup. Coming from an extended family, she gets breakfast, lunch and sometimes a snack for free. Other children have to pay 1,10 euros for their food.
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London, England. 7-year-old Joshua Thorn's lunch is made by her mother. The lunch box has two whole grain sandwiches, grapes, carrots and fruit cake. Joshua could get lunch from school, but it would cost him 2,50 euros. Almost all of his friends bring their own food to school. Joshua think the best part of his lunch is the cake baked by her mother.
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Unknown. This one had the same caption as the Liberia picture and it wasn't corrected yet, so I don't know where it's from. Either way, doesn't look too appetizing... Looks like some porridge with some Kellogs-type cracker snack on the side.
Here's the original article:
http://www.hs.fi/ruoka/artikkeli/Mit%C3%A4+muut+lapset+sy%C3%B6v%C3%A4t/1135270361393
