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INTRODUCTION
At first glance I think most people would agree that the canteen
is one of the most important part of the school, consider the two
main ways in which school canteens have an impact on school
life are in supporting teaching through proper nutrition and
health practices. Being aware about storing of food, keeping food
at the right condition, maintaining neatness are the steps the
staffs must take to always ensure and safe consumption of food.
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Most of the people are concerned with food taken daily without
regard for practice or habits which may influence good health. It
is a common observation that when a food is presented to a
person his/her attention is focused on the aesthetics value and
how the food appeals to the palate, rather than on the nutritional
content. This reality calls for the need to re-orient people on the
cause-and-effect relationship between eating and health. One’s
drive for food and the way he is satisfied is important, food is
needed by man not on for energy work and play but also for
maintaining body function such as breathing beating of the heart,
digestion of food, circulation of the blood, absorption of food,
exeretion of body waist and other processes. No single type of
food is capable of providing all the nutritional needs of a person.
It is therefore important that daily diet contains the correct
amount of all food listed in daily guide to good nutrition.
(Velasquez, 2004)
Food contains the essential nutrients needed by the body for its
normal growth and development. It is necessary for student’s to
know the sources, function and nutrients of the food they buy,
adequacy for these nutrients in their diet will result to good
health. Hence, students must learn to plan, select, prepare and
serve simplebut nutritious food. (Bernardino and Lec, 2005)
School canteen plays four-fold role in the educational program
school. First, it helps combat malnutrition. Second, it is a center
for teaching health. Third, it helps in the vocational and social
and training of students. And lastly, it presents an opportunity of
correlating teaching experience which is centered of foods. The
needs of teenagers in general are greater than those of children
and adults. Their food requirements are used for growth and
development and enhanced activity. As young adults, they have
the freedom to choose what they like to eat but they should guide
on their choices. (Cruz, 2003)