This is what school lunches look like around the world

Where do you wish you’d grown up?

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Photo credit: via Sweetgreen.com – Lunch looks a lot different outside of the U.S.

For those of us who grew up in the United States eating lunch in a cafeteria, the idea of looking at a bunch of trays of school food may be less than compelling. But what’s surprisingly interesting, however, is what children from the rest of the world are eating instead. Check out these common lunch dishes from around the globe and let us know they seem accurate.

The photos were part of a project entitled “School Lunches Around the World” by Sweetgreen In Schools, a program “that educates kids about healthy eating, fitness, and sustainability through fun, hands-on activities.”

This article originally appeared on 10.30.17

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