In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner—a hot cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch (自带午餐) with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
Often parents know what their children want. Cath, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”
However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.”
But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy (起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”
Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as vegetable soups and curries (咖喱) for the children instead.
So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.
Anna, a student, told us, “We used to have a fast food window where we got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s a salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”
【小题1】Who would like the children to have the school meals?| A．Cath. | B．Susan. | C．Kaz. | D．Jamie. |
| A．chips and fizzy drinks | B．burgers and pizzas |
| C．vegetable soups and curries | D．sandwiches and coke |
| A．Schools have changed and begun to cook healthier food. |
| B．Salad is the only healthy food for students. |
| C．There is a salad restaurant in Anna’s school. |
| D．The government doesn’t care about school dinners |
| A．Packed Lunches | B．Healthy Food | C．Unhealthy Food | D．School Dinners |
