Canteen selling Junk Food
By peachpurple
@peachpurple (13961)
Malaysia
July 3, 2017 1:52am CST
I just couldn't understand why parents are not complaining to the headmaster of the school.
There are 2 canteen vendors in my son's primary school. One side is selling noodles, breads, rice and sandwiches. Those are edible foods which are healthy and non healthy too.
The other side is selling junk food as the photo taken, potato crisps at 30 cents per packet. There are more junk food that you can imagine such as jellies, chocolates, candies, ice-creams, sodas, soft drinks, chocolate cakes, salty snacks and many more which pupils could afford, below 50 cents.
Some kids would even borrow money from my son to buy junk food. Why is the ministry of education allowing canteen to sell junk food when they are trying to curb obesity problem?
Anyone can figure this out?
picture taken and belonged to @peachpurple
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13 responses
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
Oh no, that's awful. Maybe you can bring up the concern to the PTA or something, as a start?
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
@peachpurple I'm sure they will. The actually should, since it's a matter of the children's health and well-being.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
yrs, I should but I needed some support from parents too. Need to get in touch through chat groups. Do you think they are willing to voice out?
@shaynas (5486)
• India
4 Jul 17
@peachpurple I wonder who won't be? It's about their kid's health, what is more important?
@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
yeah but how many parents are willing to join forces to complain against the school.
That is the question
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Jul 17
Here the foods are fixed by the primary school no matter you like the food or not. And there are no snacks at all unless you buy them outside after school. There are vending machines in my son's high school and they sell soda and something like potato chips. And the school canteens provide different food for lunch and they are nice in my opinion. Several months ago my son told me that the vending machines will not work any more. Namely the students can't buy any junk food in the school. I think it is good for students.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
oh yes i agree with you. Let the vending machine stay that way. Yes there are junk food vendors outside the school, yet the headmaster isn`t doing anything
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
4 Jul 17
@peachpurple They do but some canteens offer healthy snacks.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
I agree with you but they are still selling from my school days until my son school days. Did your school sell junk food?
@vsai2008 (11794)
• India
3 Jul 17
@peachpurple Having some sort of evidence is better I feel, to show the authorities, fellow parents or anyone for that matter, to bring attention to this serious issue.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
5 Jul 17
This a country well known for its healthy food but not any more.
Selling soggy greasy chips here with other things that are fired and then warmed up over and over is not the ideal food fo ra child at all and not for anyone else.
I saw in England that they were doing chips and then Shepherds Pie which has a lot of Potato in it anyway or cheese and potato pie which is even worse all on the same plate.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
5 Jul 17
@peachpurple
Not good at all is it?
Way to stodgy and could make them constipaged also with so much starch.
Okay if you have nothing else in that moment you can say yes to just once but every day is just way too much.
@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Jul 17
Oh all together on a plate is too much for the tummy
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@toniganzon (77183)
• Philippines
3 Jul 17
A lot of public and private schools here sell junk food in their school cafeteria. But that is unacceptable in my son's school. He goes to a private school and one of the school policies is for children not to bring junk food in school including food from the fast food chain. The cafeteria doesn't sell junk as well, it's strictly prohibited.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 17
That is good practice. It helps to reduce obesity and to promote healthy eating habit.
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
3 Jul 17
Thats' really sad, i think parents should take initiative and complain to the head of the school that they should not allow such food in school
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jul 17
In the US, schools make money selling food and junk food is more profitable. Though many schools have eliminated junk food.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
4 Jul 17
Yeah, same here in malaysia. I doubt they could stop unless the authority steps in
