Obesity In Schools

Some people think that American children are very fortunate for getting free meals in schools. But are they? After all cheap or free food often mean that the quality is the greatest. School children are the future of this country and therefore deserve a healthy future. Children are no longer leading active and healthy lives as the children in the past used to. Our current school lunch system is not best and to be fixed. Schools should be forced to provide children with nutrient dense food options because healthy children means better academic scores, and the chances of developing obesity, and other serious health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure decreases.

The obesity epidemic here in the United States affects a mass portion of all children and adolescents. The rapid growth in childhood obesity has become a prevalent health concern that is overlooked due to its’ normality. The main focus of this issue has always been fixated on how to help those facing current problems with obesity. Instead, attention needs to be brought to the prevention of our country’s #1 leading health concern, which has yet to be compromised. This ignorance has led millions of children ill-educated on the importance of lifestyle and the simple concept that “we are what we eat”. The reality of this issue is not one many want to take responsibility for, but the significant impact education has on what children consume is greater than we may think. The lack of effort in our education system and the simple changes in the education we provide can significantly help reduce the obesity crisis we face. Our education career is one of the most influential aspects of all of our lives and though most of children’s time is spent in school, it lacks teaching the importance of food, the consequences of unhealthy diets and its’ little value on health as being part of our future success.

The issue of obesity has been ongoing in the American society for over a decade and there is much that can be done to fix it. As the great businessman Richard Attias said, “Obesity is a problem that nearly every nation in the world is facing, but there is much that we can do to fix it” (Attais). With very little progress being made to stop or slow it down in the present time, the focus should be shifted towards the future. America’s younger generation should be taught about health, nutrition and preventing major weight gain. Adding lessons and classes to the American public school system that pertain to these subjects would greatly benefit our society in the future. Educating students about nutrition and physical activities will make them more aware about their health and staying healthy. This will cause students to be more proactive by eating healthier and exercising frequently. As a result, there will be a decrease in obesity in our society as the younger generation grows up.

Nevertheless, the National School Lunch Program provides unique ideas for improving the program in the future. By improving the guidelines into modern needs it helps to think about what can be changed to make it better in the future. Talk From Earth wrote in "Cafeteria Food - Improving School Lunches - How to Make Cafeteria Food Better for Kids and the Environment," that by banning sugary food and food from school lunches, it causes the administrators and many parents to want to have healthy lunches and be more green. This got me thinking how urban schools can achieve this same success in developing a more nutritious lunch in different ways. By schools teaching better eating habits it can affect the future for students. As Elisabeth Leamy

To children, juicy burgers and salty French fries are much more appetizing than dry chicken sandwiches and baked sweet potato fries. However, due to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, the diets of children are being filled with the latter as a way to implement a healthier diet into their lives. Many students in public schools across the United States are unhappy with the many changes such as this. Is implementing a healthier school lunch program a lost cause? We need to find a better way to improve students’ diets, rather than forcing this unbeneficial program on them.

Researching about school lunches, really made me view the school lunch system differently. I always knew that the meals served in schools are the not the most delicious or the healthiest, but I never realize how bad it was. I was born and raised in Mexico and when I came to America I remember I did not like pizzas, hamburgers, French fries, and other processed foods they gave me because in my country we didn’t eat these types of foods. But now I crave all of these foods. I feel like I was forced to eat all of these foods. My mom always thought schools served healthy foods and that I was so lucky that I got it for free. As I kid, I never realized all the damage that I was doing to my myself by eating all of these foods. Schools should teach

When you look at school lunches, do you see amazingly tasty food, carefully cooked and treated with care and delicacy? No, instead you typically see frozen patties that looks and tastes like they were thrown into a microwave, with whole grain bread and disgusting. low-fat milk for a drink. For a long time, school lunches have not met students’ expectations, and there are very easy ways to make school lunches a lot more enjoyable while maintaining a low school budget. School lunches need to have some major improvement with how they prepare their food, and bring a satisfyingly nutritious and delicious meal to the lunch tables.

Childhood overweight and obesity have health and economic impacts on individuals and the wider society. Children spend most of their time in schools. There are many school-based intervention strategies that focus on either nutrition-based. Physical-based or both aspects of weight-control independently. Children take at least one meal at schools that can encourage kids to make a healthy food choice like reducing the intake of carbonated drinks or sugary foods, encourage children to drink healthy fruit juices, water, vegetables, and fruits. Schools, which provide meals, can have healthy nutritious food items with emphasis on a balanced diet. Schools can involve children in physical activity by several strategies, i.e., by lengthening the time of physical activity and encouraging

Today I am here to talk to you about how unhealthy school lunches are. School food is putting a toll on students’ health. The USDA stands for “United States Department of Agriculture“ and reported in 2009, that 94% of school lunches were not USDA approved.” (Wilkins, para 1). Every, two out of three students who eat lunch daily, become obese or overweight. Statistics show that most of these students have higher cholesterol levels than the students who bring their lunch. I first started eating school lunch after my first semester in high school. I used to pack my lunch because I had more time, and it was much better for my health. However, once I got to high school I had a lot of after school activities and homework. Therefore, I did not have a lot of time to pack my lunch. I noticed that I was always feeling stressed and exhausted. I have researched other opinions on how unhealthy school lunch is, and how bad it makes you feel. I wanted to talk to you about the unhealthy diet that the high school serves in the cafeteria because students’ are becoming obese. I know personally I do not want to become obese, and if the school keeps serving unhealthy foods, you will become obese. I hope that you will remember these harmful substances in school food, and choose to take the healthier pathway.( INSERT THESIS)

For many Americans today, school lunch is a controversial topic that inspires heated debate and intense disagreements. Most Americans will trace the beginning of the lunch debate to the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, but long before all the controversy now the National School Lunch Act of 1964 was created for one simple purpose, to feed hungry children. According to Emelyn Rude, a graduate of Harvard majoring in Social Studies and a writer for TIME Magazine, a form of school lunches existed even earlier, “ [efforts led by welfare organizations] in Philadelphia, [...] began serving up hot meals for the price of a penny in high schools as early as 1894” (para. 3). With all the legislation passed and community efforts, it would seem that school lunches would be serving the optimum amount of healthy nutritional foods, however in many cafeterias across the country that is not the case. Schools do not serve more nutritious food for a variety of reasons; usually the most nutritional foods cost more, are more difficult to obtain year-round, and are harder to sell to students.

In an article entitled “The battle against obesity begins at school,”Glen Hodgson writes that people may through school to help children guard against obesity. Currently, the obesity become a serious issues among Canadian children. Therefore the author suggests that parents and schools should encourage their children to do the regular exercise every day. Also children need to be educated the the importance of healthy diet and lifestyle.The mostly important that schools also need to have an awareness of healthy diet of children, they should improve the quality of the food. The reason that obesity need to battle against by public is the negatively effect it brings to society.Obesity cause children highly probable get disease. The economic development

In today’s society it has become increasingly easier for families and children to consume an unhealthy diet on a day to day basis. Daily activities such as physical activity and eating a healthier more nutritious diet are the two main things that can prevent obesity. Once a child learns negative eating habits they are hard to break and typically follow them into adult hood. This can lead to many health problems in the future, but that can all be avoided if we teach healthy habits while children are young. The best place for children to pick up on healthy eating habits outside of their homes is at school. This is because many children consume a large portion of their meals at school. I propose to Superintendent, Rick Smith to consider some changes that can easily be made in order to make Hamilton County schools healthier and lower the obesity rate. If schools in Hamilton County start to promote healthier eating habits, more physical

Schools settings have been known to have high influence on the eating patterns of children. With so many children attending school every day, childhood obesity has become a large issue across the country. Since this, low-income schools have become more aware of the low-calorie foods of fruits and vegetables having high levels of essential nutrients that can be used to reduce the risk of childhood obesity. This article focuses on school-based nutrition in low-income schools in Los Angeles County, the study was designed to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables in these schools. The study worked with not only the students, but the parents, teachers, public health experts, and pediatricians. With a group of 399 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students, nutritional education was provided in the classrooms as presented by their teachers. The study questioned whether or not the student’s fruits and vegetables consumption increased, along with the availability of fruits and vegetables in the home, knowledge of food groups, and if attitudes on the consumption of fruits and vegetables changed.

When picturing an elementary school, teachers standing in front of their students lecturing is probably the image that comes to mind. Or maybe it is children outside running and playing for recess or physical education. Does the question come to mind about whether or not those children have eaten breakfast? How about when will they be served lunch? Or even, when will be their next meal? When they arrive home after school, will they have a nutritious snack or evening meal? What about how they got to school? Did they walk, ride their bike, or get a ride? We all question things we do not know. On the other hand, we can be confident students could eat breakfast and lunch if the school provided the opportunity.

Should the School Food Policy still manage the distribution of “healthy,” “nutritious” meals around all public schools in the United States of America? The students between grades Pre-K to 12th have had enough of the system’s so called “healthy” food. The students should be able to pick which daily meals are to given, not the government feeding what is considered “satisfactory,” “healthy” and “tasty.” The people, students and young adults of each state have a right to decide what meals are considered healthy, are truthfully satisfactory and have grade A vitamins and nutrients. Food for the young are not based on spending and nutritional “facts,” food for the new generation are based on the nourished and the malnourished.