Good Food is Good for School

It's great to be posting again. It's been a busy October/November. I haven't had time to post to this blog recently, but I have been collecting articles of interest during that time. I now have lots of articles to comment on.

 

The first article has to do with "junk food" and school tuck shops.

 

Ever since I can remember, the schools have had tuck shops. The staple fare being sweets and chocolates, fizzy cool drinks, toasted sandwiches, fried (slap) chips, vetkoek, donuts, and so on. Even now the fond memories are adding centimeters to my girth!

 

However, according to the Sunday Times (October 8 2006), Sunridge Primary in Port Elizabeth has turfed the junk food at their tuck shop and replaced it with nutritious alternatives like tuna rolls, still water and fruit juice, nuts and raisins, carrot muffins, and all the toasted sandwiches use low-fat ingredients on brown and whole wheat bread.

 

It seems this trend has been set by the schools in Finland, who consistently enjoy top-rate results.

 

If they had done this at my school years ago, there would probably have been a riot. But, according to the principal, the teachers are seeing improvements in behavior and concentration. They attribute this directly to the healthier food. The pupils with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder have shown particular improvement.

 

So perhaps, if I hadn't gorged myself on vetkoek, Coke, and chocolate when I was at school, I would have performed better academically - I might even have been a genius (yeah, right!!!).