News Forum - Netizens complain about low-quality lunch in public school

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Pictures of a low-quality lunch served at a public kindergarten in Prachuap Khiri Khan, in the western province of Thailand, have caused outrage in the netizens community. A Facebook page, อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 3, (Let Me Know If You Want to Be Famous Return Part 3), posted pictures of lunch at Bang Sapan Noi School saying it look unhealthy and inadequate, and called for relevant government departments to investigate the school. The page asked whether a lunch budget of 21 baht per student is enough and questioned whether there was any corruption involved? It is government policy that schools should […]

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[Fanta]

21 baht? I know kindergarten children are little. But 21 baht! 

[JMJM]

 

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two months ago, Thai netizens praised a school lunch from Baan Sai Nam Phueng School in the central province of Uthai Thani.

 

Students and staff at Baan Sai Nam Phueng School were served fries, pizzas, fried chicken, and salads. A Baan Sai Nam Phueng School teacher made it known her budget was only 370 baht for 60 tray

 

 

First, if you want Thai kids to look like roly-poly American kids, that's exactly the way to go about it.  Second, for those of us who can divide, we immediately noticed that 370 divided by 60 would be only a little over 6 baht per tray, which is obviously incorrect and impossible.  

 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2022 by JMJM

[PapayaBokBok]

that pic looks like it came from Fyre festival

[astro]

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Students and staff at Baan Sai Nam Phueng School were served fries, pizzas, fried chicken, and salads. A Baan Sai Nam Phueng School teacher made it known her budget was only 370 baht for 60 trays.

Junk food.

Still, must have cost a lot more than 370 baht, or was it out of date stuff from the waste container?

[HiuMak]

Pathetic food. Good this is surfaced.

[Augratin]

7 hours ago, astro said:

Students and staff at Baan Sai Nam Phueng School were served fries, pizzas, fried chicken, and salads. A Baan Sai Nam Phueng School teacher made it known her budget was only 370 baht for 60 trays.

 

Unfair to call this "junk food" without knowing its nutritional content.  Pizza (bread, tomato sauce, shrimp, pineapple, other toppings) is something that can be eaten in moderation as part of a balanced diet.  They're not eating half a pizza, loaded with extra cheese, nor are they having it every day.  Even a small portion of french fries could be ok - have you seen the way Thais make a fried egg swimming in a pool of palm oil?  If that's ok, then a handful of french fries isn't going to be a problem.

 

I suppose we could feed them a "healthy" diet of tofu, lettuce wedges and pomelo rinds but what's the point if they don't eat it?  Give them something they'll eat and keep them active.