I live in the US and I doubt the student cleaning tradition ever gets imported…but it reminds me…
I’ve always wondered why we don’t ask sufficiently old children to make their own lunch at school. Surely a sixth grader is capable of making their own lunch and it’s a huge opportunity to learn about nutrition and basic kitchen skills.
I obviously don’t think that a 12-year-old child should be deep-frying french fries but there’s a lot we could find for them to do.
In terms of raw calorie count, which is the major contributor to the American obesity crisis, french fries probably pale in comparison to a sandwich, while being dramatically more filling.
I doubt you'd eat only french fries for a meal though. A sandwich and an apple might be 700 calories, but a 300 calorie portion of fries with something less than 400 would be a challenge.
I’ve always wondered why we don’t ask sufficiently old children to make their own lunch at school. Surely a sixth grader is capable of making their own lunch and it’s a huge opportunity to learn about nutrition and basic kitchen skills.
I obviously don’t think that a 12-year-old child should be deep-frying french fries but there’s a lot we could find for them to do.