Persuasive Essay On 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.

The author’s intention is to inform the reader that the healthy lunch programs are failing. The author provides plentiful information and research on the failing school lunch programs in the U.S. “In the war to get America’s children to eat healthier, things are not going well.” Kids are not eating their vegetables. This has become a big problem in America and steps need to be taken to stop unhealthy eating. Like The Agriculture Department mandating that students in the federal lunch program choose a fruit or vegetable with their meals. This solution didn’t work and actually worsened the problem. “Their consumption of fruits and vegetables actually went down 13 percent after the mandate took effect.”

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP), originally initiated in 1946 under the name the National School Lunch Act, has served in excess of 224 billion school lunches to children throughout the United States since its inception (National School Lunch Program). The goals of the program include serving a school lunch that meets certain nutritional requirements and is available at low or no cost to eligible students (National School Lunch Program). While the program has undergone many changes over the decades, the core tenants of the program have remained intact. Changes should be made to the way the National School Lunch Program operates to ensure that all students have access to a lunch that is nutritious and affordable for all income levels, while accommodating the palate of each child.

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.

Current school lunch policies ineffectively deliver nourishing lunches to students. As a result, a direct method of contact between the politicians and the future doctors, lawyers, and presidents should be established. To decrease food waste and to increase health should be the most significant goal of any lunch policies. The importance of lunches should be emphasised with a greater acknowledgement in Family and Consumer Science. While the meals consumed today seem insignificant, it affects the future cornerstone of American society and should be considered an essential

Ever since the Healthy Kids Act invaded school cafeterias across America the overall response from students was far from positive. What if I told you the new healthy school lunches were for the better as well? You’d probably think I’m crazy. I’m sure we all miss the big cinnamon rolls and greasy foods when used to get before the Healthy Kids Act. What we don’t realize is how those foods were effecting our youth. The healthy kids act was designed to stop childhood obesity, help kids learn to eat healthy, and also provide a better future for the Youth of America.

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.

Lunches served at schools throughout the United States play a large role in childhood obesity. In 2012, a study showed that the percentage rate of children who were diagnosed with obesity in the United States had risen to 33% (Rourke). Obesity has only grown since, and will continue to grow if changes are not implemented not only in the home, but in the school lunch program as well. The students who eat school lunches are proven to have a higher obesity rate compared to those who prepare a lunch at home and bring it to school (Rourke). This shows that students who have the option to eat healthier have a decreased rate

What if the schools freezer, oven, and everything else they use to cook with just broke? What would you tell the students? What would the students' eat? Well, if we had off campus lunches, then if that problem ever did happen then you have a backup plan. If students didn't have a ride or any money to buy themselves food, then a note would go saying that students should pack a lunch. Off campus lunches are trips that students could take during their lunch to a restaurant, so they can decide what they want to eat. Students at public schools want more freedom and off campus lunches would give them that.

Federally-funded school meal programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP), serve an average of 31.3 million lunches and 11.1 million breakfasts per day at a cost to the country of $11.1 billion in 2011 (Food & Nutrition Services, 2012). These federally-funded meals are an excellent opportunity for regulation of nutrition as well as education regarding healthy choices. Obesity is clearly a great threat to the health of our nation, and the federal government must step in to defend its citizens against this growing threat. Children are at the mercy of their families, their social conditions, and their schools, predisposing them to obesity through poor nutritional options and a lack of education; the federal government must intervene through regulation of school meals and snacks to protect children from the abundance of unhealthy options while also educating them and reducing childhood obesity.

As a community and school, the students should work together as one to improve the ways of our daily life at Streator Township High School. Since we are adults or near adulthood, we should be given more freedom and be allowed to eat lunch off school grounds, because it gives us an idea of time management and responsibility in being back in time before our next class starts. Time management and responsibility are two very important factors in life when becoming adults. Another way to allow us freedom and to express ourselves is having an equal opportunity for the dress code.

Diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and death are all symptoms of people being morbidly obese. Children in America are struggling with being overweight. This is something that kids should not have to go through because they are only young children. Children should not have the high risk of being cursed with these terrible health conditions at such a young age. The people and children of America are so fat, and we are not doing anything to prevent the obesity epidemic; this needs to change.

Many people are being faced with an unstoppable flood of unhealthy eating, and the next generation of adults are at a far higher risk of being obese and unhealthy than ever before. Although this may be the case, it is possible to halt the spread of obesity as well as the amount of unhealthy food being consumed by people. By first encouraging students to eat healthier meals, it is possible to ensure that the next generation of adults will be much healthier than those now. Many schools offer a multitude of different foods during breakfast and lunch; however, these meals are not always healthy. By creating healthier fresh meals, it is possible to change a student’s diet on campus as well as improve their learning and education. Instead of offering a greased up tray of food that encourages unhealthiness, providing fresh fruits and vegetables will allow students to live healthier lives altogether. In order to improve the quality of all people's lives, we must first attempt to change the lives and diets of students. By focusing on students, we reduce the likelihood of future obesity epidemics, so as a society, we should look for healthier options for a student’s school lunch.