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Archive Home > 2013 > January > 27 > A healthful meal made from scratch, just not in the U.S.

A healthful meal made from scratch, just not in the U.S.

Japan takes seriously both its food and its health. As a result, its school lunches are a point of national pride — not a source of dismay. As other countries struggle to design school meals that are healthy, tasty and affordable, Japan has all but

By Chico Harlan / The Bulletin
January 27, 2013

TOKYO —

In Japan, school lunch means a regular meal, not one that harms your health. The food is grown locally and almost never frozen. There's no mystery in front of the meat. From time to time, parents even call up with an unusual question: Can they get the recipes?

“Parents hear their kids....

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