Longer School Lunches Research Paper

Have you ever felt school lunches aren’t long enough to enjoy, and get the nutritional value from, food? Well, school lunches should be at least 45 minutes long. Having longer school lunches would not only allow students to be nutritional wiser and not be as rushed, but also give them time to rest and take a break from the mental strain of work. First of all, students' productivity would increase due to the longer lunch period. Having a mental break from the constant thinking of school work helps with focus. Better focus will help students complete in-class work and possibly homework. Also, research has shown that children’s motivation and determination will rise. According to King County Green Schools Program, it says student mood’s would …show more content…
As mentioned by The Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, they state having shorter lunches results in students eating larger portions of foods. Eating lots of food for a short amount of time can lead to kids becoming sick and having health problems. Why make kids sick just to have more class time, when you could have a simple fix by adding time for lunch? In addition, the longer the lunch, the easier it is for students to eat more nutritional foods. The Healthdirect website says, large portions of unhealthy foods can cause obesity and health problems such as increased stress levels. Based on Education Week, it states having a lengthier lunch would give all students longer amounts of time to eat fruits and vegetables. Simply adding a few extra minutes to lunch could help reduce health problems for the present and future, and also help lower obesity problems just by having the chance to eat healthier foods. On the other hand, having extended lunches would most likely result in longer school days. Having longer school days would take away from after school activities, and even family time. School days already take up so much of a student's day, so why make it

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