IN IRELAND, MOST students will get their lunches at, or bring their lunches from, home.
In the US, over 30 million children are fed in school. Deals between schools and food providers have been blamed as a leading cause of childhood obesity, with the emphasis from cash-strapped school districts on cost, not nutrition.
These problems drove Sweetgreen, the rapidly growing chain of salad restaurants, to start its Sweetgreen in Schools initiative. To show how unhealthy American children are, they researched what kids around the world eat for lunch.
US: fried popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, fruit cup, chocolate-chip cookie
France: steak, carrots, green beans, cheese, fresh fruit
Ukraine: mashed potatoes with sausage, borscht, cabbage, syrniki (dessert pancake)
Spain: sautéed shrimp, brown rice, veggies, gazpacho, fresh peppers, bread, orange
Italy: fish on arugula, pasta with tomato sauce, caprese salad, baguette, grapes
Finland: pea soup, beets, carrot salad, bread, pannakkau (dessert pancake), fresh berries
Brazil: pork with mixed veggies, black beans and rice, salad, bread, baked plantains
South Korea: fish soup, tofu over rice, kimchi, fresh veggies
Greece: baked chicken over orzo, stuffed grape leaves, tomato-and-cucumber salad, fresh oranges, yogurt with pomegranate seeds
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