Food in America

Food in America

The school canteen

School Lunches in the United States

• The nutritional problems of the Americans are obvious and a huge part of the population is getting fatter.

• American children at school are fed twice a day: Breakfast and lunch. Breakfast - immediately on arrival at school and lunch after the 4th lesson. You can bring your own food or buy it at school.

You can buy food at school or bring it with you.

• New York state's daily school Breakfast is $1.75 and lunch is $2.6. To prevent a child from carrying cash, you can create a child's personal account on the school website to pay for school Lunches

The child pays for school meals in cash or from his / her personal account

If the family income is low, your child will eat for free or at a huge discount

• You can be provided with free or discounted meals . For example, a discounted meal is $0.25 with a full lunch cost of $2.60. This amount may vary in another state.

• Hot lunch- it can be macaroni with cheese, potatoes with meat, some kind of casserole or pizza, hot dog sandwiches or taco sandwiches. In a vegetarian version, all meat will be replaced with cheese, vegetables or tofu.

• - surely some vegetables: steamed or fresh vegetable salad
• - fresh or canned fruit
• - drink: offer a choice of milk, water or juice (it's all in a separate package with a straw )

Meat or vegetarian menu is available.

Choosing and receiving food should not exceed 2-3 minutes.

The dining room is divided into zones for Junior, middle and high school. Each class comes in its own time, Junior classes leads the teacher. Those who eat school food are in line to choose a lunch or Breakfast.

At school, almost every day, tell how to eat and what to eat every day to get all the vitamins. Bright visual posters are hung everywhere in the dining room. And then the choice for the child - Apple or chips. America is a free country.

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