No School Lunches

One of the most controversial issues today is the question of how to address childhood obesity. Because of the large proportion of meals that children, particularly low-income children, consume in schools, cafeteria food has been targeted by dietary reformers as in need of a major overhaul. However, while many different types of new school menus have been proposed, the extent to which healthier foods can be offered remains controversial. Opponents to reform state that children will not eat healthier lunches, and that changing the food that children eat will have minimal impact, since the children will either bring food from home or eat food at home that is more 'kid friendly.'

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

One in three Americans kids are obese or over weight which is a staggering and alarming rate at the same time. So looking 20 years into the future that number could double if nothing is said and done about what we are eating. The public school food in school lunches are unhealthy for many alarming reasons, but not much can be done immediately due to strict guidelines and budgets that schools must follow. A lot of it goes to kids not exercising, and more time watching TV, or playing on the computer. And now days more families have less time to make nutritious home made meals. So they tend to eat School cafeteria lunches that have minimal nutrition’s and harmful calories. To prevent your kid from being over weight mean adapting what you eat, and having to exercise at least 60 minutes a day. If the changes are made to change school lunches, it can help them from being obese, children can improve their lifestyle choices, and lastly it prevents them from getting harmful diseases.

Children are so oblivious to the fact of what they're eating. As long as the children recognize what type of food it is and it looks good, they'll immediately eat it. They think the food they're eating is completely sanitary and taste good. But, in fact they're eating processed meat of some sort that is made in a factory and just has extra things added to it to give it a good look and taste. Some of these products are actually healthy until these multi million dollar company's pay processors to deep fry their food. The company's who makes the food has hundreds of added meats, such as: zinc oxide, copper gluconate, and potassium chloride. The company's don't care about these children's healthy, but as long as they're getting paid it's okay to

The National School Lunch Program is a federally funded meal program operating in over 100,000 public. It provides nutritionally balanced, low‐cost or free lunches to more than 31 million children each school day in 2012 based on the child's household income (USDA). The program is managed by the Food and Nutrition Service at the Federal level and by a State education agency at the state level. We will be looking at the statistics of the National Lunch Program for five local schools, and compare the number of students enrolled in the districts and the percentage that are receiving free or discounted meals at school. Additionally, the requirements to be eligible to participate in the program, as well as the reimbursement the school

In numerous incidences around the country schools have reportedly denied their students school lunches because their lunch accounts are overdrawn in some cases by only a couple dollars (Green). Also, traditional packed lunches are under fire, in part, because some administrators who feel that the lunches are not nutritious enough for students have banned them (Eng, Hood). Because some school children are going hungry and have no other means of obtaining a meal during the school day, the school lunch program needs to take additional measures to ensure that the needs of all US students are being met.

In the article, “Are Our School Lunches Healthy Enough?” the author, William Rice, states how healthy school lunches are superb and should be accepted by all Americans. William Rice specifically writes about how too many American children are affected by obesity, and how students, as well as parents, should be educated on this matter. Throughout this essay you will learn the PROs of healthy and should be convinced to be on the PRO side.

Students very often waste their money on school lunches that they don’t eat or enjoy. If a student doesn’t like the lunch that the school is producing he or she may often not even eat the lunch or sometimes just let it sit then throw it away. By the end of the day the student goes hungry because he

It is their money, they should be able to buy whatever type of food that they want to. Yes, they are actually trying to make the students eat healthier and help them stay healthy. The government is also trying to start healthy eating habits with the younger grades and try to start it with the older grades. It used to be that some of the schools would sever foods to the students that contained close to 50% of fat, a little bit under 50% of saturated fats, and over 50% of salt. "The american children are not doing as well in their nutrition and health as we would like to,” says Virginia Stallings, the professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Zalan 10). Studies have shown, and teachers have also noticed, that the student’s minds can not focus and function properly on a poor diet. A healthy diet show to prove itself in the school work. “Schools have access to children K through 12, almost 2,000 days of their lives, so schools have got to play a big role…. The whole goal of education is to change behavior to [make it] more positive,” says Rhonda Clements, program director of physical education and sport pedagogy at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y. (Khadroo 1). And yes, the student’s weight has been going up throughout the years. A ten year old boy weighs and is bigger now that a ten year old boy

Elementary through high school students complain about how poorly made the food is and how they are still hungry after lunch. “Kids get seconds if they are still hungry, but they choose unhealthy selections”(citation) Schools are basically starving students by not giving them enough protein and nutrition. Schools in America need to step up their game. They all need more fruits and vegetables in their school lunch lines. They should gradually add more and more healthy foods, so the

If students ate healthier school lunches, it would result in healthier food choices at home. Children who are provided with sugary, fatty foods at school can develop poor eating habits at home. School lunches that provide more calories than a child needs to maintain their body weight can lead to weight gain and obesity. Overeating can not only compromise the child's health, but lead to health problems in the future. Children who are overweight have increased risks of developing health problems and become obese adults. Healthy lunches with appropriate portions can help support a healthy

a) The motivation is to convince the readers that school lunches have become healthier as to erase the perception that cafeteria food is terrible. As well, these statistics are being used to determine if healthier school lunches "will help ease the obesity epidemic among the nation's children." This study was done as to determine the influence of school lunches on the obesity epidemic and to show whether the government has taken the right approach to lower obesity rates or need to take a different approach.

School lunches at your local elementary, middle, and high school may not be healthy and nutritious as it seems and the taste does not make it any better. We should want our children to strive in everything, not just academics. School lunch programs needs to focus on giving the children

Some students at schools aren’t getting enough food at lunch time. Students refuse to eat the green veggies on their plates when it comes to a healthy lunch. Yes, schools are serving healthy lunches, but children miss the greasy food every once and awhile. Schools like the healthy lunch deal, but not

As you are aware, the United States suffers from an increase in obesity. The United States ranks among the top 10 most obese countries, one-third of our nation’s population is considered overweight/obese, and approximately 17% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 are obese. With these statistics, it is evident that many American’s are not practicing good eating habits. I thank you for your effort of trying to reduce this problem. Your approach to start teaching at a young age is clever, and your tactic to implement federal requirements in public schools has come to benefit many individuals. After reviewing your lunch program, I was impressed with the strict rules to ensure that a healthy diet is promoted. With further research, I wanted to suggest a few more options to enhance your program and strengthen the fight against obesity.