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If you eat with the students it’s a little harder to tailor it, but I always send the milk back and drink water, and put most of my rice into other bowls or back in the container (when in the classroom). If you’re a lady it’s easier to get away with the “Oh, I’m on a diet” excuse, especially since many of the other teachers do it as well. Otherwise, you can cite diet change or allergies or even indigestion as a reason you need to eat less/none of a certain item. Of course, at this point I just tell them I can’t do shishamo fry and they nod like “oh yes, foreigners don’t like fish” but I’m okay with that.

kyuushoku-life:

You don’t have to eat all of it, put the rice/bread back and you lose a whole bunch of calories or control the sizes of your other meals or just train harder (I do all 3 and it works alright) The calorie excuse is no reason to give up on the awesome deliciousness that is kyuushoku. That said… If your kyuushoku tastes bad. opt out and bring your own lunch. It isn’t compulsory.

poccharing:

Ugh, I hate having to eat school lunch. It’s kind of weird to say that since I’m not a student anymore, I’m a teacher!

At my schools, I’m required to eat school lunch with the students. All of the teachers do it, whether they want to or not. The food is actually great and usually healthy: fish or…

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1. Japan

Rice and fish make up the bulk of the menu, but some days students are treated to the kind of East-West comfort food. Source. Picture via.

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Spaghetti and meatballs, fries, and milk. Source.

Udon, cheese-stuffed chikuwa (fish sausage), frozen Mandarin orange, and milk.

Hot dog, bun, coleslaw, tomato, fries, and soup. Source.

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2. Korea

Most school cafeterias in Korea use sectioned metal trays and there’s a standard way of filling them up. The two biggest sections are for rice, usually served with pickled vegetable kimchi and soup. Smaller compartments there’s usually three of themhold side dishes of vegetables and fish. As for the beverage, kids are given little plastic bottles of sweet yogurt drink, hugely popular in Korea. Source. Picture via.

ixed grains and rice, stinky bean stew, mixed and fried chicken and vegetables, simmered seaweed a.k.a. steamed green beans, and cabbage kimchi. Source.

Kimchi, pork, bean paste sauce (sammjang), steamed cabbage, soup. Source.

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3. France:

School lunches are taken just as seriously as meals for adults. In fact, kids are served pretty much the same things adults eat. Information via Source. Picturevia.

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4. Sweden

Potatoes, cabbage, beans, cracker, Lingon Berry juice. Source.

5. Czech Republic

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6. Italy

The majority of Italian schools serve lunches made from organic ingredients, mostly grown nearby. The daily meal at la mensa della scuolathe school canteenis usually centered around pasta or risotto, with salad served as a separate course. Meat shows up on the menu only a couple times a week. Source.

7. Singapore

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8. Kenya

Avocado. Source.

9. Honduras

Porridge. Source.

10. Slovakia

Smoked mackerel. Source.

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11. UK

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12. Taiwan

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13. Ghana

Rice. Source.

14. Chile

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15. Philippines

Lechón kawali, liver sauce, rice. Source.

16. Estonia

Potatoes and meat. Source.

17. Brazil

Rice, Beans, Bread, Meat with vegetables, banana and alface, acelga salad. Source.

18. China

A whole fish! Source.

19. Djibouti

Rice and beans in sauce or curry. Source.

20. USA

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