How does a school offering cheap meals impact the students? Every school in America wants to figure out a way to positively affect kids throughout the school day, but schools can do this just by handing out free lunches. When schools provide free lunches, students don't have to bring lunch from home, students who cannot bring their own lunch due to financial difficulties will have their lunches provided to them, and free lunches can help improve test scores. Schools should offer free or cheaper meals…
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History of the Problem Across the United States the issues surrounding school lunches have been talked about for years, yet there is still so much that still needs to be done. Children’s diets are not up to par with nutritional standards and school is a main source of food for students. Kids eat at school 180 days of the year. This affects their eating habits significantly whether they purchase the school lunches or not. Studies have shown, “The top four sources of calories in the average American…
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Most kids of today would tell you that school lunches aren't as good as they used to be, but they're missing the importance of what's really in their food. Children, today would love some Mcdonalds or a big bowl of ice cream, but as much as it tastes good and fills them up, they're missing proteins that they may later regret in life. "More than ⅓ of U.S. adults are obese" (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). It's important that we take action for our children's health and future. The federal…
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nutrients from meals as a child could be a source to the problem of chronic illnesses as an adult. At school lunches around the country, food options with certain nutrition limits are required to be sold. Most of the traditional and known snacks are now off the shelves. Although it might be hard to afford, schools should keep selling healthier food because it can help physical health, learning in school, and creating healthy food habits. Physical health can benefit from healthier food options. According…
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People feel the healthy school lunch program is beneficial to all students. Many people believe the Institute of Medicine has pushed for healthier school meals . It recommends meal containing fewer calories less fat and salt and more fruit vegetables and whole grains. The first lady wants to improve childhood health through better eating. She is trying to make school lunches healthier and better for schools. It's better for schools to eat healthier. As a new school year begins American parents should…
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because of school lunches? I get school lunch every day at school and it is not filling at all. They give you one main food option and then 1 side. They have no maximum limit on sodium or sugar. And are very unhealthy, too. Sometimes the food is cold and looks bad. A lot of kids have to get seconds or even thirds because the school lunches are not filling them up. School lunches should be healthier to help combat obesity and supply filling, nutritious food to all students. School lunches are unhealthy…
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A school cafeteria plans to change to a new, healthier school lunch menu, which would eliminate some of the students' favorite cafeteria foods. Some people agree with the changes; Meanwhile, others do not. I believe changing to a healthier school lunch menu is a good idea because some students do not have healthy food provided to them at home and if students are eating healthy food at school it could potentially cut down obesity in the long run. Busy families are more than likely familiar…
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America, school lunches have more of a negative impact than most think. If schools adopt more healthy and environmentally friendly lunches, there will be a more positive impact on children's lives and the environment. For one, schools need to offer more healthy food options to students. Also, the current lunches schools offer are detrimental towards the environment and a change is needed. Lastly, low income families' health and lives are heavily affected by the ignorance of schools. Schools in America…
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As we all know, school lunches are a big part of children's and young adults lives during school. Children need healthy food to keep their brain going, as well as young adults to stay strong. According to article II, “Growing children need a well-balanced diet to prevent malnutrition and promote proper brain development. In addition to affecting their bodies, diets affect a student's learning ability. US President Lyndon B. Johnson took major steps in national lunch regulations, explaining, Good…
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to eat. But all schools should have the healthy lunch plan. The significance of healthy school lunch is so America can have less obese children. A solution would be to let students pick what they feel should be healthy in the schools. Although, people feel some school’s nutrition is good in schools, why control what we eat? The issue is important because the parents should be able to choose what their children or child eats. (Web 2013). It says, “Researchers suggest that schools play a role in stressing…
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