Flourish Health & Wellbeing eMag - Latest Edition - Flipbook - Page 32
NOURISH
MIND
What the World Can Learn from Japan’s School
Lunch Culture
In Japan, lunch is part of
the school day, part of
the curriculum and,
in many ways, part of
the culture.
ūshoku,
Known as Kyū
Japan’s school lunch
program has attracted
global attention for the
way it blends nutrition,
education, routine,
community and respect.
While many countries treat
school lunch as a service,
a convenience or a welfare
measure, Japan treats it
as a daily lesson in how to
eat well, share, serve, clean
up and understand where
food comes from.
ūshoku offers a
Kyū
powerful reminder: food
education works best
when it is not just taught,
but lived.
More than a meal
A typical Japanese
school lunch is simple,
structured and balanced.
It often includes rice or
bread, soup, vegetables,
昀椀sh, meat or tofu, milk
and seasonal produce.
