Japanese schools pay attention to diet education-cultivate thrift habits from an early age

In a kindergarten in Tokyo, when it was time for lunch, two students on duty stood in front of the classroom and "supervised" other children eating

Japanese schools pay attention to diet education, so that children understand that food is hard to come by, reduce food waste, and develop healthy eating habits

After entering elementary school, lunch will be provided uniformly by the school

Teachers will remind students to eat as much food as possible during lunch, emphasize the significance of saving food in class, and educate children to start from bit by bit and gradually develop the habit of frugality

If a student has not finished their lunch, the teacher will step up and encourage: "Come on tomorrow

Japanese schools also hold a variety of extracurricular activities to train children to cherish ingredients

(Tokyo, our newspaper, December 6th)

"People's Daily" (version 16 on December 07, 2020)