Debate on canteen should be there in school
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ANSWER:
School canteen is one of the most important place and part of a school life. While canteen should be there in school, they must provide and support healthy eating habits by way of proper nutrition, special dietary requirements, and health practices. Moreover, school canteens are pleasant spaces that contribute to the students’ development and mirror a positive school environment. It is essential to have specific measures in place to avoid troubles and problems in the canteen, as school canteens often become a place for fighting, extortion of money from younger students, bullying and queue jumping.
EXPLANATION:
Many students have food in school canteens regularly. However, school canteens must not exploit students by charging exorbitant prices or serve poor quality drinks and food. Canteen committees and administrators should make sure that school canteens meet national standards for preparing food storing, safety and hygiene.
Well-planned school canteens provide proper nutrition that provides students and staffs high-energy levels and averts diseases such as anaemia and obesity that are associated with poor diet. School canteens must serve drinks and food that are low in sugar, saturated fats, food dyes, and salt.
More fruits, vegetables, whole grain bread, fruit juices must be on the menu, and fewer soft drinks, no sports/energy drinks or alcohol, and no oily or deep-fried food. Moreover, since school canteens can be trouble areas if they are not closely monitored and regulated by the administration, school canteen committees, operators, and administrators should put on place systems to impose good behaviour and queuing in the canteen.