I found the differences in the types of food schools serve very interesting. Before looking over the article I assumed the American school lunches would be very unhealthy ingredient and portion-wise in comparison to schools around the world. This was true in part. The American lunches usually included something fried, smothered in cheese, and/or a dessert. The only other lunches that included a dessert came from France, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. Portion-wise, however, there were other countries that matched or exceeded America in the amount of food provided for their students. This made the lunch portions served by schools in Ghana, Honduras and Kenya look even smaller. Another point I noticed was the common use of rice. This appeared to be a main staple of Asian and Latin-American countries. The main point I took away from this article is the vast inequality seen in the variety and amount of food served in schools of prospering countries and the lunches served in what we deem "third-world" countries.
I found the contrast between the meals in different regions interesting. What really stood out to me were the portions. In Kenya and Honduras, the meals shown include moderate portions of one item. In larger nations such as Japan, France, and the United States, there were multiple items available for each child, including dessert in some countries. The article also states that in France, the children typically eat what adults eat. Many countries seem to offer a lot of carbohydrates, like pasta and rice. However, the meals in the United States seem to be the least nutritious. There are a lot of processed, fatty foods while other countries offer fresh meats, fruits, and vegetables. It would be interesting to see how these school lunches compare to adult meals in each represented country.
Before looking through this article, I figured that the United States food would be one of the unhealthiest countries on the list, if not the first. Over the years it has been known that Americans eat very unhealthy due to sugars, carbohydrates, and the continuously growing portion sizes. Over the past ten years or so, it has been known that the plates and portion sizes in restaurants and homes have increased dramatically. After reading this article and looking at the pictures, France is not too far behind us. The thing that stuck out the most to me was the whole plate of fries. Although this caught my attention, people who order a large French fry from McDonalds are probably in the same boat. I also found it interesting that mostly ever country was giving their children either milk or juice. After looking at this article it is sad to see the abundant amounts of food and choices for children in countries such as the US, Japan, Korea, France, Slovakia, etc. But when you look at places like Honduras and Kenya who only get avocados and porridge, it is saddening to see. Portion sizes don’t even exist with countries like that because they don’t have the abundant supply of food like many countries including the United States do. I found it interesting also how just about every other country served their children meats, vegetables, fruit, milk, juice, rice, etc. and the United States served fried, processed, fatty, dessert foods to the children. I also really liked how Korea had different portion sizes on their trays for the “more important” foods to be in the bigger sections.
I found some of these options very surprising. Some countries in Asia offer very nutritious options that are also very full meals. I was also impressed that Italy used locally grown organic food, which is a huge difference for the processed food served to United States children.
The United States food looked the least healthy and was perhaps one of the few places that served fried food. Even the underdeveloped countries like Honduras and Kenya offered a healthy, albeit small option for their children
Looking through the different meals children are served around the world through pictures makes it clear which countries are underdeveloped or struggling and which countries have plenty of resources. In underdeveloped countries, such as Kenya, Honduras, and Ghana, the portions of food are very small but for the most part, relatively healthy. The United States and France may serve large plates of food to their students, but the majority of their food is unhealthy and cheap to produce.
I found the differences in the types of food schools serve very interesting. Before looking over the article I assumed the American school lunches would be very unhealthy ingredient and portion-wise in comparison to schools around the world. This was true in part. The American lunches usually included something fried, smothered in cheese, and/or a dessert. The only other lunches that included a dessert came from France, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. Portion-wise, however, there were other countries that matched or exceeded America in the amount of food provided for their students. This made the lunch portions served by schools in Ghana, Honduras and Kenya look even smaller. Another point I noticed was the common use of rice. This appeared to be a main staple of Asian and Latin-American countries. The main point I took away from this article is the vast inequality seen in the variety and amount of food served in schools of prospering countries and the lunches served in what we deem "third-world" countries.
ReplyDeleteI found the contrast between the meals in different regions interesting. What really stood out to me were the portions. In Kenya and Honduras, the meals shown include moderate portions of one item. In larger nations such as Japan, France, and the United States, there were multiple items available for each child, including dessert in some countries. The article also states that in France, the children typically eat what adults eat. Many countries seem to offer a lot of carbohydrates, like pasta and rice. However, the meals in the United States seem to be the least nutritious. There are a lot of processed, fatty foods while other countries offer fresh meats, fruits, and vegetables. It would be interesting to see how these school lunches compare to adult meals in each represented country.
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ReplyDeleteBefore looking through this article, I figured that the United States food would be one of the unhealthiest countries on the list, if not the first. Over the years it has been known that Americans eat very unhealthy due to sugars, carbohydrates, and the continuously growing portion sizes. Over the past ten years or so, it has been known that the plates and portion sizes in restaurants and homes have increased dramatically. After reading this article and looking at the pictures, France is not too far behind us. The thing that stuck out the most to me was the whole plate of fries. Although this caught my attention, people who order a large French fry from McDonalds are probably in the same boat. I also found it interesting that mostly ever country was giving their children either milk or juice. After looking at this article it is sad to see the abundant amounts of food and choices for children in countries such as the US, Japan, Korea, France, Slovakia, etc. But when you look at places like Honduras and Kenya who only get avocados and porridge, it is saddening to see. Portion sizes don’t even exist with countries like that because they don’t have the abundant supply of food like many countries including the United States do. I found it interesting also how just about every other country served their children meats, vegetables, fruit, milk, juice, rice, etc. and the United States served fried, processed, fatty, dessert foods to the children. I also really liked how Korea had different portion sizes on their trays for the “more important” foods to be in the bigger sections.
ReplyDeleteI found some of these options very surprising. Some countries in Asia offer very nutritious options that are also very full meals. I was also impressed that Italy used locally grown organic food, which is a huge difference for the processed food served to United States children.
ReplyDeleteThe United States food looked the least healthy and was perhaps one of the few places that served fried food. Even the underdeveloped countries like Honduras and Kenya offered a healthy, albeit small option for their children
Looking through the different meals children are served around the world through pictures makes it clear which countries are underdeveloped or struggling and which countries have plenty of resources. In underdeveloped countries, such as Kenya, Honduras, and Ghana, the portions of food are very small but for the most part, relatively healthy. The United States and France may serve large plates of food to their students, but the majority of their food is unhealthy and cheap to produce.
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