Lunch Ladies Essay

Have you every felt left out that you couldn't go off campus lunch like other schools do? Is one of the reasons you can't go off campus because of your grade? Did you ever feel like you never had the chance to off campus. Students should be allowed to go off campus. Student should be allowed to go off campus to build confidence and bring their self esteem level come up. Student would learn responsibility with time management with not just lunch but school work. Lastly, students would have a more majority of food.

Most kids that have lunch think that there food is disgusting, because a lot of times we don't know what we are eating. There are also some people that get raw food or food that is soggy and moldy. Therefore we need to change the system in some way and put a couple more sides and mix up the menu a lot of times. They have the same 5-10 things a week and they have 5-6 chooses a day. A lot of time we do not get fresh food it is all frozen or processed in some way, there is also sometimes rotten milk that is spoiled and taste gross, kids should not be drinking and eating these foods. On the other side of this issue people think that the food is good and that we should keep it and it is the perfect amount of food for kids and that meat alternatives are a good thing. They also believe that it is good because schools do not have a lot of extra money to get better lunches for kids.

School lunch rooms have been evolving over the last decade. Healthier food choices and better-quality food are just two of many improvements happening inside school cafeterias. Although school lunch rooms are making various positive changes, there are still negative consequences for some students. Most students can go through the lunch line and not have to worry about the cost of the meal and whether they have enough money to buy a hot lunch. On the other hand, some students are constantly worrying about not being able to eat lunch due to the price. According to a CNN article titled “School Lunch Shaming” by Heather Long, “…an alarming number of American youngsters still can’t afford a $2.35 lunch, despite the dramatic expansion of free and reduced lunch programs” (paragraph 1), which demonstrates the struggles that these low-income families face when it comes to buying their student school lunches. Staff working in cafeterias have started to “shame” those students by taking away the student’s food and giving them a bag containing a cheese sandwich and milk. States such as New Mexico are taking a stand against school lunch shaming and have banned lunch shaming completely. Long also explained that, “The USDA is urging districts to stop “embarrassing” and “singling out” students who don’t have enough money for lunch” (paragraph 9), which further demonstrates the lengths people are going to solve the lunch shaming issues. Privilege and class stratification

Nearly 50 billion cheeseburgers/burgers are eaten per year, which means on average an American eats three burgers a week. My favorite meal would have to be a homemade cheeseburger with mash potatoes, fruit (strawberries and honeydew), and to top things off a fresh glass of sweet tea. All foods have their healthy and non-healthy factors but do you really know how your food is really affecting your body?

The lunches served in Frederick County Schools, and Urbana High School in particular lack nutritional value and are unappetizing. When interviewing Casey Ballow (a student who buys lunch everyday) about whether the school lunches are nutrional she said “The majority of students walk out [of the lunch line] without the most nutritional part of their lunch”. FCPS has made snacks whole grain, which usually makes them less tasty. Packing a lunch is a hassle because it is both time consuming and expensive, not to mention you cannot bring any warm foods. When asked why Casey chooses to buy a lunch, despite getting “soggy chicken patties and burnt french fries” she said “Buying a lunch saves me time in morning”. There is not a wide enough selection of lunch foods for students.

School lunch rooms have been evolving over the last decade. Healthier food choices and better-quality food are just two of many improvements happening inside school cafeterias. Although school lunch rooms are making various positive changes, there are still negative consequences for some students. Most students can go through the lunch line and not have to worry about the cost of the meal and whether they have enough money to buy a hot lunch. On the other hand, some students are constantly worrying about not being able to eat lunch due to the price. According to a CNN article titled “School Lunch Shaming” by Heather Long, “…an alarming number of American youngsters still can’t afford a $2.35 lunch, despite the dramatic expansion of free and reduced lunch programs” (paragraph 1), which demonstrates the struggles that these low-income families face when it comes to buying their student school lunches. Staff working in cafeterias have started to “shame” those students by taking away the student’s food and giving them a bag containing a cheese sandwich and milk to those students who are unable to afford their lunch. States such as New Mexico are taking a stand against school lunch shaming and have banned lunch shaming completely. Long also explained that, “The USDA is urging districts to stop “embarrassing” and “singling out” students who don’t have enough money for lunch” (paragraph 9), which further demonstrates the lengths people are going to solve the lunch shaming issues.

“Schools that choose to take part in the lunch program get cash subsidies and donated commodities from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for each meal they serve in return, they must serve lunches that meet Federal requirements, and they must offer free or reduced price lunches to eligible children.”("National school lunch," 2011) The school and government have a responsibility to make sure the students receiving these reduced of free lunches have access to a meal that is healthy and nutritious because this meal is their only option for lunch during the school day.

I had the pleasure of attending the Broadway production of Waitress at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City, NY. Every time that I see a Broadway production, I am amazed by the level of talent and organization that goes into every show. The way that a show flows from scene to see is a spectacular sight to see, especially when considering all factors involved. Because Waitress brought acting, design and technology, directing and choreography, and stage management and technical crew together in harmony, I believe the show was a great success.

February 1, 1960, four African American freshman from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat down at a lunch counter in a Woolworth store but there was a whites only policy at the counter. They were refused service because their color of their skin and when they were asked to move they refused to move a muscle. “ Despite threats and intimidation, the students sat quietly and waited to be served” (Sit-In). They sat there until it was closing time. This was the begin of a non-violent protest, the civil rights sit-in was born. The second day the four men came back but this time they brought with twenty-five other students from the college. And on the third day,

Working at Panera Bread is awesome, from getting free drinks whenever I want to getting 50% off my meals when I’m working and taking home free mac and cheese. Typically, I work every Saturday or Sunday at Panera because I can’t work during the week because of soccer.

Have you ever wanted to leave school for lunch. This relates to my Research Paper because I am for off campus lunch for these three reasons it will give students an opportunity to be responsible when not on campus, they also have a more nutritious and healthier food option, and they get a little break to do what they want for that half an hour.

At approximately 0813 hours, on 31-Jul-15, the writer, SSS. E.Durani and Sh/S A.Singh responded to call from POC to attend 3-East. The officers attended and upon arrival the officers were informed by the unit clerk that the patient has left the unit. The officers were also told that the patient was going to Cafeteria. The officers cleared from 3-East and attended Cafeteria. Upon arrival the officers met with the patient’s Care Aide, who asked the officers to escort him back to his unit. Sh/S A.Singh got verbally engaged with the patient and asked him to walk back to the unit. The patient was compliant and walked back to the unit. After taking the patient back to his room, the primary nurse requested the officers to put the lap belt. The patient

Think back; is there a school lunch that comes to mind? There may have been at least one school lunch that the lunch ladies would dish up that made a majority of the students excited to eat. Kids that routinely brought their super-hero lunch-box and thermos would leave it at home and jump in line for pizza or burgers and fries. Kids were also allowed to go back for “seconds” and for some students, it was the greatest meal of the week, including what their family served at home. The federal government has been involved in the NSLP (National School Lunch Program) since 1946, with the implementation of the National School Lunch Act. These initial programs developed the commodity distribution program for schools, institutions, needy households, summer camp, and other eligible outlets (USDA Food and Nutrition Service). Since this initial deployment, there have been various changes, the most recent being “Healthy Kids Hunger-Free Act” passed in 2010. This was an initiative of the First Lady Michelle Obama. The act was part of her plight against child obesity and also part of her “Let’s Move” action. The impact of the government controlling what is chosen for the school lunch menu has decreased student participation, increased waste, and decreased healthy eating among the students.

Thirty one million kids nationwide eat school sponsored meals twice a day for a hundred eighty days and on average for twelve years. In this sense school lunches are an important and critical component of childhood nutrition and development. Yet these meals are highly processed and filled with chemicals and preservatives. School lunch rooms are essentially fast food restaurants; they unload shipments of frozen food then heat it up in glorified microwaves and serve it hot and ready. This is the same basic principle of fast food restaurants and people all know how terribly unhealthy fast food is for them. Still America feeds this toxic material to kids every day. This has been a tremendous issue

After researching about fast food and understanding how the huge industry works. I can conclude that the effects of eating fast food on a day to day basis are