Benefits Of School Lunches

Since 2009 Schools have been improving there healthy choices of food like fresh fruits and salad bars,but those foods take longer to eat (Hellmich). Turning school lunches into an actual sit down meal rather than a feeding frenzy is a good way of improving health (Parker-Pope). Students usually have less than 20 minutes to eat lunch which makes it less likely for them to choose the healthy choice (Elsevier). Kids often like to eat there favorite foods first,not giving them enough time to eat the healthy food (Hellmich). An increase in school lunches could encourage students to eat the healthier choice(5 Elsevier). School nutritionist suggest that students need to have atlas 20 minutes to eat (Hellmich). Research shows that when people consume meals faster they take in more calories because they get hungry sooner (Chen). The shorter lunch periods are starting to lead to more and more obese and overweight kids ( Hellmich). Doctors are saying there are more and more kids getting diabetes and other illnesses due to the lunches and something needs to be done about it

Should school lunches be longer? According to The American Academy of Pediatrics a child should be able to have at least 20 minutes for lunch. But that means 20 minutes to actually sit down and eat — excluding time waiting in line or walking from class to cafeteria. It is a day-to-day occurrence hearing students complaining that the food is cold, having to shove the food down in order to eat everything on the tray, and my favorite is complaints on how food was thrown away since the bells have already rung. Why is this happening? How can they justify taking nutrition away for more instructional time? Multiple students go home after school and raid the refrigerator or cupboards grazing for food. Interesting enough most of the students will choose

Moreover, allowing students to eat healthy school lunches will be able to partially obtain their daily nutrition and reduce the risk of obesity. As a result, if schools continue to allow unhealthy foods to students, then the next generation of students will have a greater risk of obesity. It is often argued that allowing schools to serve healthier lunches will not be able to serve a variety of foods. The counter argument is incorrect because schools can serve a variety of healthy lunches to students. According to Corey Henry, vice president of communications of the American Frozen Food Institute states in New York Times article, “From our perspective, the new rules improve school nutrition, but at the same time give schools the flexibility to serve a variety of foods to meet the goals of everyone involved”(Par. 12). Giving students a variety of healthy school lunches will make more students interested in eating school meals. In the meantime, authorizing students to eat a variety of school lunches will also allow them to experience different types of food. Additionally, the new rules give schools a better nutrition guide to help students eat healthier. Therefore, students can reduce the risk of obesity and other health diseases.

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It would make the lunch ladies life easier, the volunteers who make sure the lines are straight in lunch and of course you, Principal, since there wouldn’t be as many problems caused in lunch with almost half of them out of campus. It would help the school save money on free lunch and help purchase other stuff for the school like supplies for both students and teachers. Most 11th and 12th graders are mature enough to know what is right and what is wrong, meaning they will come back once they are finished eating.

As we all know, everyone wants longer lunch periods because it is a time where they can socialize and don’t have to learn, but there is also another advantage to having longer lunch periods. Most people don’t know this, but having a longer lunch period allows you to receive more of the nutrients your body needs to function properly and to its’ full potential. In a report in 2014 by the School Nutrition Association, they reviewed 1001 students and found stunning information that showed,”... students with less than 20 minutes… 13 percent less of their entrees… 12 percent less of their vegetables… 10 percent less of their milk compared.. 25 mins.” (Paragraph 5, Source 3). This proves that when students have a shorter time to eat, they will not

Therefore, modifying the Healthy Hungry-Free Kids Act of 2010 is a great start to meeting the needs of a more diverse student body. In deciding to keep the program the same, active and athletic students leave school undernourished everyday. Consequently, students not receiving their nutritional needs could also quench their hunger with unhealthy alternatives. For example, they could choose to visit a gas station before a sport practice to get through the practice. A healthy lunch program is ineffective if, in effect, it causes students to consume more unhealthy alternatives. Overall, this either causes undernourished students or students indulging in unhealthy alternatives. Neither of these is a good outcome for the students health, it would more effective to offer a second serving of healthier food during

High School Students wait all day for lunch, not just to socialize but to actually eat. I know changing to a healthier lunch menu os a good idea because not only would make high school students happier but it would also make their parents happy, make students healthier, and get them through the rest of the school day energized. Unhealthy lunches can make students lazy throughout the rest of the school day, gain weight, and make kids sick. if students are coming to lunch and not putting the right type of foods in their body that's not good because that can translate to body composure in class and also make students lazy and not want to do anything because of all the grease, fat, etc that their lunch meal is giving off. say a student has PE

A healthier lunch change is happening across schools statewide. Schools have finally realized that students are not eating as healthy as they should be. Schools will began to have healthier students, better food choices, and be able to cut out unnecessary junk foods. If schools change to healthier lunches, students will begin to become healthier themselves. Students will receive better nutritional value from the change in their lunches. Although students will vote against the change in food, they slowly realize the school is doing this help them achieve better health. Also, students will receive better energy and bodily functions from new and improved lunches. Students will gain increased vitamins and minerals from the which they were not currently receiving Healthier lunches will bring better food choices to students. It will replace normal, unhealthy foods with more nutritious, healthier

A hour lunch would enable high school students to excel in all aspects of education. The students would have time to take advantage of all available resources to enhance both educational and social skills. High school lunches should be an hour because they will receive social and educational opportunities.

School lunches in California need to change fast! School lunches in California are a big part of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity should not be an issue at all because it is a bad thing for school sports to have obese kids rather than fit kids. In the opinions of many students, they state that it makes the school look better if the kids are more fit. Healthy kids meals healthy athletes, healthy athletes means better performance, better performance means more wins, and more wins means better school reputation. And that is why school lunches should be changed to healthier meal plans because it will also increase pride in our school and involvement in extracurricular activities.

All kids that grow up in bad neighborhoods usually grow up around gangs and drugs. This program would be designed to help get kids off the streets and give them something to do in their free time. Now as this program is for children in need we will provide transportation, as needed, to and from the rehearsal area. We would also provide lunches/dinners for all the kids in the program. The reason why we would provide lunches and dinners is that a lot of kids in need only ever get nutritious meals at school and nowhere else. We would provide a summer play/class that would be 3 days a week from 12-5 pm for half of the summer, a fall play that would be 2 days a week from 5-8 pm, and a spring play, that would be 2 days a week from 4:30-6pm. We

as well as many other unhealthy things are allowed under the minimum policy. I attended school at Walters and can remember how bad the school lunches were. After discussing the policy it’s self I discussed how my own opinion about doing just the bare minimum when it comes to the health and nutrition of out children was not enough. Along with the minimum policy, there were also optional policy and the HealthierUS Schools Challenge. These policies were stated in the School Wellness Policy Model, and held school lunches at a much higher nutrition stander then the minimum policy did. My opinion on school meals was that Walters needed to adopt some of the optional policies, and started the HealthierUs School Challenge, which in turn would provide

Many outside communities have the same problems as the communities around us. The schools in our communities are a main focus for a lot of people. It's the place we send our children to to get a good learning experience. But some factors in school don't make the learning experience a good one for most. In this case, I am talking about school lunches and how bad they are in the Kentwood Public Schools district. I am, as for every child that was not homeschooled can know what is being talked about. Kids who don't have a lot of food at home may rely on school lunches to eat, Kids who forgot their lunch at home rely on school lunches, and maybe even people who don't have a lot of money going to school rely on school lunches because for the most part they are cheap meals to eat. Lunches don't get any better as you move up in grades. From elementary school to middle school to high school in the Kentwood Public Schools district, lunches taste and look the same which is not really a good thing. Whether the case maybe, school lunches being consumed by these students should look and taste better. There are many reasons for this.

As we all know, everyone wants longer lunch periods because it is a time where they can socialize and don’t have to learn, but there is also another advantage to having longer lunch periods. Most people don’t know this, but having a longer lunch period allows you to receive more of the nutrients your body needs to function properly and to its’ full potential. In a report in 2014 by the School Nutrition Association, they reviewed 1001 students and found stunning information that showed,”... students with less than 20 minutes… 13 percent less of their entrees… 12 percent less of their vegetables… 10 percent less of their milk compared... 25 mins.” (Paragraph 5, Source 3) This proves that when students have a shorter time to eat, they will not receive all of the nutrients they need and therefore will be hungry. They will then try to stop that hunger by eating a bunch of junk food since it has a lot of calories, but not all the nutrients. As we continue, there are always those kids at school that are not as fortunate as others and rely on what their school provides for them so they can get through the day without a starving stomach. An adjunct assistant professor at