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Why do our school meals increasingly feel like bad ‘army cookhouse’ food?

When we feed our children unappetising-looking bento box food, they could grow up seeing food as a functional routine rather than something to enjoy.

A bento set meal prepared by airline caterer SATS, for students at Hwa Chong Institution.

PHOTOS: LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE, ST READER

Karen Tee

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We’ve all seen those turquoise bento boxes.

The photos – of set meals

prepared by airline caterer SATS

for students at Hwa Chong Institution – have been circulating on social media and dominating headlines, along with photos of other schools’ similarly packaged offerings.

Why do our school meals increasingly feel like bad ‘army cookhouse’ food?

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