“ You are what you eat?” An expression  which is true  when it comes to the food we love to eat. Unfortunately  most of Tomasians eat junk foods and the culprit ….. our school canteen.

Recess is one of the most important break wherein pupils recharge energy by eating their “baon” or buying food from the canteen. But  school canteen seems to neglect the right needs  for the nutritious food to be served. Aside from the junk foods sad to say the canteen also sells some plastic toys which can jeopardize the health of the pupils because of the  lead content those  toys may contain.

The school canteen operator looks like the concern is   more on profit  rather than proper nutrition of the pupils. It is quite alarming that the school manager doesn’t follow the guidelines in operating such establishment especially the “ no junk food policy”.

How can we promote a healthy lifestyle among our pupils if the school canteen violates the rules just to earn more profits. The  school authorities must implement the guidelines strictly since the victims of the continuous negligence are the pupils who buy and support the food and snacks in the canteen.

So next time we go to the school canteen  we hope we can see more nutritious and healthy snacks and junk the junk food….. A big sign for Junk Food No More…..by School  Canteen………

 

 

By: Noemi D. Ibasco | Teacher I | Tomas Pinpin Elementary School | Abucay, Bataan