Breakfast is generally more affordable, 3 yuan to solve the problem is not bad, noon and dinner is more expensive, but also depends on what you eat, generally eat rice with a meat and a vegetarian about 8 yuan, the general pasta will not be more than 10 yuan, but to eat better on the expensive, more than 20 is cassoulet, chicken pot, spicy hot pot, and so on, and then more expensive is to go to eat a single stir-fried dishes.

School cafeteria is a conventional name, also known as the school canteen, belonging to the cafeteria (canteen) of a kind, but the cafeteria (canteen) is set up in the school within the management of the catering establishments, commonly known as the school canteen (canteen).

School canteens are more standardized, relative to corporate canteens are still more concerned about the food and health services, generally after the unit supervision and business certification.

School canteens have certain local characteristics of the meal, the country is paying more and more attention to the classification of window management sales, pay attention to the eating habits of teachers and students and tastes.

General school cafeteria food varieties are richer, according to the size of the cafeteria dining and the object, food varieties of at least a dozen to hundreds of dishes ranging. Although this, may not be able to meet the individual taste needs of each student and teacher.

In September 2021, the Ministry of Education, the General Administration of Market Supervision and the National Health Commission issued a circular to strengthen the management of school canteens in terms of health, safety and nutritional health. The notice requires that, in principle, school canteens operate independently, and schools that contract out or entrust the operation of canteens should fully listen to the views of the parents' committee or the students' congress and the staff congress. In addition, primary and secondary schools and kindergartens are not allowed to produce and sell cold meat, raw food, laminating cakes, as well as seasonal beans, fresh cauliflower, wild mushrooms, sprouted potatoes and other high-risk foods.