Parents want 1 free meal for their children: 'I buy the cheapest fruit juice and pastry, do you think this is healthy?'

The Ministry of National Education is trying to push back the demand for one free, healthy meal to be given to each student in schools, with the excuse of "there is no budget". However, in the face of ever-deepening poverty and high cost of living, parents express this demand more passionately.

Citizens who were given a microphone at the Bağcılar Thursday Market complained that they could not provide adequate and healthy nutrition for their children and stated that they would be pleased if a free meal was provided in schools.

"I BUY POGS, BUT MY MONEY IS STILL NOT ENOUGH"

Here are the opinions of citizens:

"I buy the cheapest fruit juice, I buy pastries, but I still don't have enough money. Do you think this is healthy? Does anyone know how much cheddar cheese costs per kilo, or how much cheese costs per kilo?" he said that he could not prepare a healthy lunch box for his children.

"I have 5 grandchildren. We try to feed them as much as we can, we try to feed them healthy. They do whatever they can. My daughter and daughter-in-law make pastries at home. They put them in. It would be great, of course. It would also contribute to the financial situation of the families. I wish they would do something like that. Do you think they have such an idea?"

"Of course. It would make every family very happy. There are those who have something, there are those who have not. Everyone should be equal in schools. Maybe I can afford it, but there are many parents in our school and classroom that we help who cannot afford it. Of course, I would like it. It would be great if such a thing happens."

"I wish it were. It would be very comfortable for us. I buy whatever the cheapest fruit juice is, I buy pastries, but I still don't have enough money. Do you think this is healthy? Does anyone know how much cheddar costs per kilo, or how much cheese costs per kilo? Do the people above know? Of course they know, they have money in their pockets; neither we nor others do. I mean, I'm not just saying it for myself, I'm saying it for all my friends. It's a shame, you see."

"Of course we would like to. There are people who cannot feed their children because they do not have the means. So, it would be nice if they offered such an opportunity to children as a meal. Of course, by giving importance to hygiene."