Make school meals transparent

Recently, public opinion has been stirred up by the lunch of students at Nui Thanh Primary School (Hai Chau District, Da Nang City) with a tray of rice consisting of only a few slices of ham, stir-fried cabbage and white rice. Many parents have spoken out in response, saying that such a meal is of very poor quality.

The online community suggested that parents should go to the school to inspect and rectify the quality of the meals. Ms. Phan Thi Tuyet Lan, Principal of Nui Thanh Primary School, said that the information attached to the posted photo was of the meal on March 25. According to her, the photo was actually taken when the wardens had not finished dividing the food for that day's meal.

Then, social media appeared another article with photos "accusing" the boarding meal at Phu Dong Primary School (also in Hai Chau District, Da Nang City) with only a few pieces of okra, a watery soup with a slice of watermelon, and half a banana for dessert. Ms. Truong Thi Nha Truc, Principal of Phu Dong Primary School, spoke up, saying that the photo of the meal was determined to have been taken in October 2024 when the meals had not been distributed yet. According to Ms. Truc, for the stuffed okra dish, although it only had 2 okra pods to the naked eye, the amount of minced meat still met the nutritional needs of the students.

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The images of the lunch trays at the two elementary schools were determined to be not new and were explained by the school leaders that the food had not been distributed yet. However, from this incident, it can be seen that many parents still do not have information as well as images of each meal of their children. In fact, some schools do not even send menus, let alone actual images of each meal, while there are still chat groups with parents online.

With today's technology, information between schools and parents can be easily connected, allowing transparency of information about each boarding meal with images. In this way, through images, if parents see that the meal is not nutritious, they can immediately object without having to remain anonymous and "borrow" social networks to speak up...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/minh-bach-hoa-bua-an-ban-tru-185250415192422492.htm