Persuasive Essay On School Lunch Menus

School lunches are like eating raw beef, and the room where we get this food from is as clean as a garbage dumpster with rats living in it. We need a change in the way that we clean with real sanitation solution and the way we portion sizing is in the Middle school and High school lunches.

One in six children in the United States do not know when they will get their next meal. Children who are facing hunger struggle in school, are more likely to repeat a grade, have developmental concerns and have behavioral problems. The National School Lunch Program has brought meals to millions of children from food insecure families for free or reduced rates.

Have you ever thought why you’re school lunch looks so disgusting? Have you ever thought what it’s actually made of? Or why doesn’t this look like the way I ate it at home? For some schools, lunches lack in many different categories from visual pleasure to taste. If the school lunches taste so bad, why don’t we try another way to make them better. For a school in Greeley, Colorado, they’re doing just that. They’re firing up their stoves and are ready to get the ball rolling. There are many reasons on why the school is taking such a huge step backwards. Like, the routine of buying reheated foods and serving them without hesitation. The schools budget cuts or the kitchen being too old and small for the process of preparing such foods. As well as, the list of ingredients that do not need to be in the foods and the risks of diseases/bacteria in the reheated lunches.

Open Campus lunches something I’m sure that would be able to offer many benefits to all of us, students as well as teachers and staff alike. This would broaden THS meal choices, give some THS staff a more relaxed lunch, and lastly provide a chance to improve the responsibility of students.

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

America prides itself on being on of the greatest countries in the world, but this isn’t true for all areas, some of them we are lacking in and could learn from other countries’ example. Some of which are our obesity rates, quality of food, and academic standards. All of which either affect or are affected by our school lunches. American public schools should adopt a hands on and healthier approach to mealtimes because it will decrease the obesity levels in our children, teach students where their food comes from and how to prepare it, also because it merely tastes better.

It is no secret that school lunches are unhealthy. The problem is that on a daily basis will cause us problems beyond our childhood and into our future down the road. Eating a unhealthy meal here and there in moderation is one thing but eating unhealthy food's on a daily basis for more than half a year for over 13 years can cause obesity, lead to physical problems and lastly mental health issues. The schools are responsible for us when we are not at home and they claim they do what’s best for us but foods high in calories, fat and sugars is not what I would call doing a good job. The school system will argue that if we offer healthier alternatives that the students would not eat it and just throw it away.

School lunch: Do we eat what we pay for? Lunch is a very important time for students all over the world. It is the time when all the students talk about what has been going on in their lives as well as what they plan to do in the future. It is also the time when they complain about how bad the quality of the cafeteria food is and how expensive it is.

stated, “Except for smoking, obesity is now the number one preventable cause of death in this country. Three hundred thousand die of obesity each year.” Obesity is a growing problem in our country, and as a result, it has doubled from 1980 and tripled for teenagers. One of the causes of obesity is the choices for school lunches. For example, schools offer pizza, burgers or a sandwich, with little nourishment but should include healthy options such as salads with oil and vinegar or a burger with veggies instead of fries. The latest data shows the childhood obesity rate from two to nineteen years old is 18.5 percent (State of Obesity.org). The first National School Lunch Act was passed in 1946 by Congress because it away to boost the well-being and health of the Nation’s children who were malnourished in the Great Depression. As a result, school lunches are a significant contributor in our youth becoming obese, along with a sedentary lifestyle, socioeconomic status, genetics and lack of income. Salad bars in all schools serving low-calorie dressings, lean meats, fruit, and vegetables would help kids reduce their chances of health issues. Furthermore, revisions to the policy from a fast food concept to healthy lunches would benefit kids in numerous ways. Similarly, healthy food equals healthy students both physically and psychologically, while putting the power back in the hands of the parents making decisions instead of companies like Schwan Corporation.

If you're like me, you probably have good intentions about eating healthier, but eating healthy can be expensive! If you want to save money on your groceries and still eat cheap, healthy meals this week, I just spent several hours looking up recipes, shopping for the best ingredients to use cheaply and figuring out how to do weekly healthy meal prep. I'm going to share that plan with you here. You'll get a shopping list and links to recipes along with other tips to help you save money this week.

In the recent survey more than 54% of high school students say the school lunches don't have enough food or nutrition. Students should have the right to eat healthy and good tasting food. The district who orders the school lunches have been losing money for buying the lunches every year. Leading to a continuous decline in quality. The lunches are not enough nutritious for any athletes or the kids in general. The kids do not have enough food to stay healthy and energized. The school has lost to much money for lunches, and they are leaving kids hungry, sluggish, and miserable.

There is much controversy over school lunches at PCEP, our sample of the students was almost divided on the issue. In a survey of 80 students attending PCEP lasting from Monday to Thursday, we found 35 Students (44%) bought school lunches. On the other end, 42 students brought lunch (52%). We also found 1 person (1%) did not eat lunch and 2 (3%) said they only eat lunch sometimes. Overall, the majority of student brought lunch.

School lunch is disgusting for our kids, yep your kid too i'm afraid; it needs to be changed. We are wasting your money and tax dollars. The drinks and food are expired, or stale, just have gone out of their dates, or not even done. They make the foods so “healthy” it isn’t that beneficial for you due to the ingredients which also doesn’t make it taste good. Kids are not getting filled which leads to them not focusing, they are not going to eat what they do not desire. We need a change to this horrible lunch, the food and the drinks go out of their dates, all the “healthy” ingredients make the food distasteful as it looks, and a group of people might say it stops children obesity; yes it sort of does if kids are not eating it.

Many people in today 's generation are constantly are craving junk food. It is patently evident junk food plays a major role in the cause of obesity. According to a study called "Psychological science", Obesity leads to numerous health issues including heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. The treatment of these health issues cost billions of tax health dollars (Physiological science, 2014). Permitting junk food in schools will cause greater chances of obesity. Students will be heading on a venture. Furthermore, obesity is a continuous major problem since the past several years. In 2010, a 4 year old girl named

Junk food, junk food, junk food is around all corners of schools. Chocolate, cookies, soda, potato chips, and Sour Strings may sound delectable to some people, but are they nutritious? Some people wonder if there should be a change. Encouraging exceptional nutrition in schools is essential by reasons of students will consume foods that are better for them, schools will pay less for meals, and fewer students would go hungry.