How Filipino Students Eat Lunch

Some people out there might not have a clue on how the Filipino youth today is being fed in school, this blog post will give those people an idea on how we, the Filipino youth, eat at school.

'Bring your own lunch' system

This practice is very common in the Philippines. The students (majority of the population) will wake up as early as 4:00 AM to prepare their food for breakfast and lunch. Being an Asian country, the Philippines' staple food is rice. From breakfast to dinner, rice will always be served whether your at a restaurant, a side sit-in food place or just at home. The students pack their food in small containers together with the rice. Unlike other countries, Filipino schools usually don't have a cafeteria that's big enough to hold all students during lunch, so the students just usually eat their lunch in their classrooms or outside at a carenderia or a small sit-in food restaurant.

'Buy your lunch at school' system

Most schools here in the Philippines have indoor canteens that serve children their snack foods and lunch food every school day. The students buy their rice and main food in these canteens. The canteen usually just pack or put the food in small plastic bags, for convenience sake. But, extreme usage of these plastic bags are the most likely cause why the school's garbage dumps exceed over-filling on a daily basis.