Universities dish up budget breakfasts

A growing number of universities around Japan are serving up ¥100 (US$0.8) breakfasts as they seek to promote a healthy diet among students, reports Jiji Press. The budget breakfasts are proving popular, with many students saying their lifestyle habits have improved thanks to the balanced meals.

At Tokyo Keizai University in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, the breakfasts are now offered throughout the school year following an initial three-week trial last May that was later extended to weekdays from September to early January. The university said the service was started in response to a proposal from the parents association, which took the idea from a different university.

A spokesman said a survey conducted before the start of the project found many sports club members were skipping breakfast despite the need to build physical strength. “The university was surprised at the survey results and strongly found it necessary to support such students,” the spokesman said.
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