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There's a book that covers this nicely. It's written by a women that moved from Vancouver BC (although us Canadians hate to admit it, we eat like Americans) to

• graeme 12y ago
  I taught English in a French school. The cafeteria lunches, at least in my region, were excellent. You had a baguette and salad, an appetizer, a main course, and a desert. Some schools served wine. All the meals were very well done with sauces and fresh ingredients. Nothing processed, everything was cooked from scratch. Beats what most people in North America make on their own.
  • giarc 12y ago
    Sounds incredible, something I think would be hard to implement after years of corporate food contracts.
  • jclos 12y ago
    I think you had a lucky experience. In reality, most french schools have to make do with a limited budget per child (depending on how wealthy the region of the school is). It is true though that they have nutritional guidelines to follow and that they try to make the companies that provide the lunches (usually they are received in the morning and then prepared by the school's cook) work harder towards a balanced diet and good quality ingredients. Source: a family friend of mine was a cook who was managing these things for my region.