Saturday, March 9, 2013

Food in school

Here in Finland we are lucky to have lunch at school in the middle of the day, and all students should definitely exploit this opportunity. Food is the energy source for all the activities we do, so that's the reason why it should be diverse and nutritious in school too.

In my opinion, school lunch here in Muurame is usually quite fine. There is the main dish, salad and bread, so it should be quite easy to fill one's plate like it should be filled.  The sad truth is that many kids in school are so picky, that they don't go to lunch at all because "there is nothing to eat there" or if they do, they eat a spoonful of rice and that's it. This isn't good at all. Everyone, especially teenagers, should eat normal food during the day, and enough of it, instead of going to the corner shop to get something unhealthy because "school food sucks". I don't think so. I totally get that there are some foods which aren't so delicious, and I'm not a fan of theirs either, but still I always eat what they offer.

What is the solution for this problem then? Maybe it was better if there was two different dishes and then of course the veggie option, like they have in Jyväskylä. Then there most likely would be at least something that those picky youngsters could put in their mouth. Then they would maybe see, that it's much easier to keep up in classes when one is not so hungry and tired. However, the situation right now is what it is, so please, don't be too picky. Instead of that we should be grateful to have food regardless of what the dish is that day :)

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

The starter

Welcome friends! This is the place where you discuss whatever topics you (or we) have come across in the course or outside the course. In other words, we and you can go into topics you would never encounter on a normal course. So, this is a unique opportunity to be creative. You can create new posts and/or you can comment other people's posts. You may write only in English. The length of a post is not determined. However, a post/comment has to have a point. Respect other people and their opinions. Have fun!