Secondary school homestays will also include school lunches for the student to take to school although it can also be normal practice for the students to make their own school lunches from ingredients supplied by the homestay. It is important students try the new foods available as this is all part of the overseas experience. If there is any food you cannot eat due to religious, health or other reasons you must tell the homestay parents who will do their best to make the changes. There will be times when the student will have the opportunity to cook a meal from their own country and to introduce the homestay to their favourite foods. Sometimes there is fresh or canned fruit and some families may occasionally, normally in weekends, have a cooked breakfast of eggs, sausages, tomato or similar.
Noodles are also a quick and easy meal that can be eaten for breakfast.
Breakfast is a very informal meal and everyone in the home will probably have their meals at different times because the morning is very busy. The homestay will show the student where the breakfast foods are kept and it is probable that students will make their own breakfasts. It is good manners to put the ingredients back and to clean up after you have finished breakfast. Especially put the butter, margarine and milk back in the fridge. Breakfast is usually eaten between 7am and 8am depending on what time you need to leave to go to school.