Name: Samara Tyus
Date: 11/19/15
Hour: 4th
I don't think our school lunch is healthy because it has fat and too much sodium. Although it is good it is fattening it is the reason for much of the obesity in the U.S. Many kids have no other option to eat the unhealthy school lunches or they will be hungry.
A child who eats too much fat, sugar, sodium or processed food and too few vitamins and minerals is likely to develop a higher risk of several chronic health problems. These might include diabetes, kidney stones, bone loss, cancer and heart disease. This is important
because us kids are the new generation. We need to lower the amount of sodium, fat and processed food that is being served.
Bringing awareness to unhealthy lunches are not helping school lunches get healthy says chef ann cooper an author, educator, and chef. But the government is not completely ignoring it the issue. The federal government has a variety of rules and regulations
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that apply to school lunches but it's just not enough.The Healthy School Meals Act of 2010 was introduced to congress in march.In 2012 the U.S. government updated the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. I agree that bringing awareness is clearly not working. Believe we should bring this up to the school board and the schools because this a problem that they obviously have not been trying to fix in the last 3 years. An estimated 17% of children and adolescents ages 2-19 years are obese according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The consequences of childhood obesity can result in diabetes, high blood pressure, social problems , low self-esteem and depression. This a problem…... weight is a main reason for suicide. Many people are being called fat and it's mostly because they are eating unhealthy lunches at school. I think this is a major problem and it needs to be solved, because many kids are facing these problems feel guilty about themselves. “healthy students are better learners,” according to Rochelle Davis, the founding Executive Director for the Healthy Schools Campaign.
Active kids who need more calories than the federal limits are also at risk, and may end up feeling weak, fatigued or nauseous during sports and exercise. According to a 2012 article written by registered dietitian Timi Gustafson, not getting enough essential nutrients at meals may lower kids’ IQ scores, memory capacities, fine motor skills, social skills and languages skills into early adulthood and beyond. A child’s poor dietary habits can even influence his sleep patterns, which may have an effect on cognitive behaviors and academic abilities. The results of a research review published in 2004 in the "British Journal of Nutrition," children who are micronutrient-deficient may exhibit more aggressiveness, less mental endurance and lower intelligence test scores. our school lunches are affecting our learning abilities and this is a problem that needs to be resolved
quickly. Now you know what I mean when I say that our school lunch isn't healthy. Our school lunch is affecting our health and are learning abilites this problem need to be solved thank for reading my arugementive paragraph I hope you agree with me know if you didnt before. http://www.livestrong.com/article/351827-the-effects-of-children-eating-unhealthy-school-lunches/
Unhealthy foods are what make the money for schools and that is why they serve them for students. (Schlafy) Schools feel like they need the extra money in the budget, even though it is at the student’s expense. Data shows that nearly 60% of all middle schools in the US serve soda from vending machines. (Schlafy) Soda is very high in sugar and is not at all good for children, but it is still sold in school vending machines. The ways food in schools is now are way too high in fats and sugars. This is not good for the children and very bad in the long run. Elementary schoolchildren have an estimated $15 billion of their own money that they can use to buy whatever they want in schools, and parents have almost another $160 billion to give students for food money. (Schlafy) Big businesses see this as a big source of profit and therefore encourage children to buy their products, and want them to be offered in school because of th4e likelihood of children buying the business’s product. All in all, obesity in the US is greatly influenced by the foods offered in schools
Allowing healthier school lunches will decrease obesity in children because it will give them the proper nutrition to reduce the risk of health issues. Since obesity causes many health issues, maintaining a proper nutrition will reduce the risk of health issues. According to Star- Telegram, a daily newspaper that serves Fort Worth and areas of North Texas states, “[School lunches that have] a meal of pizza sticks, a banana, raisins and whole milk has given way to whole wheat spaghetti with meat sauce, a whole wheat roll green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, kiwi and low-fat milk … This change will help more than 2.4 million Texas students who receive a free or reduced- price school lunch to lead healthier, more active lives—in and out of the classroom”(Par. 2 and 4). School lunches are supposed to guarantee students a well balance meal, so they can have the energy to proceed with their classes throughout the day. Meanwhile, students who receive a f...
It is apparent that living an unhealthy lifestyle, as well as eating poorly, negatively affects one’s health. From a young age it is quickly learned which foods are considered healthful as opposed to junk food. It is a parents responsibility to supervise the intake of their child's food, however there is a higher risk than ever before of childhood obesity.
Does every student have the exact same nutritional needs? According to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, all students have similar, if not identical, nutritional needs. This act focuses on the amount of calories in the daily school lunches. Most often, they achieve lower calorie meals by regulating the amounts of fat, sodium, and sugar distributed in daily school lunches. The primary purpose this, regulating the calorie intake of students eating school lunch, is to reduce child obesity in the United States. This act requires lunches contain between seven hundred and eight hundred and fifty calories. Typically, these lunches include one cup of vegetables, one cup of fruit, two ounces of grain, two ounces of protein, and one cup of milk. These lunches fit the needs of several students, however society assumes every student fits the same nutritional needs. However, this is not a true fact. Many students require more calories due to a variety of factors. We cannot have a school lunch reform where the needs of all students are not met. If only some, or less than the majority, of students are receiving the nutritional values they need, we need to adapt the reform
Lunch is one of the most important meals of the day and is consumed mostly in school cafeterias for children and adolescence. Wholesome lunches are vital in maintaining a healthy metabolism and give children energy for the rest of the school day. Children are advised to eat healthily but do not always do so because the choices of tastier, fatty foods offered in school cafeterias. The National School Lunch Program, NSLP, which is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools set nutritious guidelines for lunches served in school cafeterias (USDA). However, school campuses still offer foods high in fat as well as selling candy, chips, and soda in their vending machines, as well as their school shops. In order
We should have off campus lunch because none of the other students want to waste any school money on their ID. The subject chose I will be discussing is off campus lunch. The issue chose is relevant because other students will have to eat the same thing everyday. The purpose or reason why I chose to discuss this topic is because the students don't want to have the same food everyday. I am credible speaker because of how this affects me. This issue affects me because I don’t want to have the same food every day, and there is a mall next to our school and we could get our favorite food there and we could just walk there. No other students does not want to eat school lunch because they want fast food soda or juice and they can walk with their friends and they can hang out with their friends.
What if there was a way we could make kids perform better in class? What if we could minimize school dropouts? What would it take? Childhood performance in the classroom is demoting, because students may not have access to the proper nutrients and vitamins to keep them going during the day, which results in not comprehending certain concepts and being too much to handle. Although some districts say that supplying healthier lunches is too costly, schools should continue to give students healthy lunch options. Healthy lunches could keep kids focused in class, reduce childhood obesity, and set them on the right track for the future.
Do you remember your favorite “School Lunch”? I do, I essentially had two favorites; pizza and hamburgers with fries. Think back, wasn’t there at least one school lunch that the lunch ladies made that everyone was so excited to eat. Kids that habitually brought their super hero lunch box with thermos would leave it at home and be in line for pizza or burgers and fries. We could also go back for “seconds”, it was the best meal of the week including what was served at home. The federal government has been involved in the NSLP (National School Lunch Program) since 1946 with the implementation of the National School Lunch Act. These initial programs developed the commodity distribution program for schools, institutions, needy households, summer
It’s unfortunate to say that as time goes and problems are given resolutions, school lunches are left in the same frozen state. School lunches should should not only be fulfilling but also a nutritious and healthy meal. This is not the case however and what is left is nothing more than a low nutritious meal, that is served to students everyday. Whether or not the situation can be solved easily; I feel as though school lunches can be improved by adding a variety of soups to our menus.
Food is the essential vitality of life and the essence of survival. It nourishes one’s physical body to enable pursuit of passion. However, in overwhelming aspects of American society, food is viewed as an enemy. It is seen as the root cause of obesity which carries heavy condemnations of ugliness and weakness. Countless people have become obsessed with food as a means of exerting strength, displaying will-power, and achieving alleged beauty. The way society views nutrition has become misconstrued and disordered, resulting in unhealthy relationships with food, and thus emotional and physical harm. The most effective way to change society’s relationship with food is to target the presentation, practices, content, and intentions of nutrition
Eating Responsibly To eat responsibly means to know what you are eating and knowing what you are putting into your body, whether it is healthy for you or not. It’s a sad fact that the typical American diet (high in meat and processed foods) is not healthy. There are a lot of different ways to stay healthy, but it can also be very difficult to follow a good diet plan all the time. I know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I have tried to eat well before all of my classes. I include the necessary protein of eggs and sausage, and include a fruit of some kind.
Overall the foods we consume either benefit or harm our bodies; effecting us greatly. We do not always chose foods wisely with overall health in mind. A balanced diet is essential to long term health. In addition high energy dense meals are positive. Daily diets are unique for everyone and depend greatly upon certain factors such as available, cost, and if there is a chronic health condition.
Healthy and affordable food choices on the go or even just in the store is a huge and worldwide ongoing problem that of course cannot be fixed overnight. To help start and put one foot forward to improvements in the availability of healthy food options and choices in lower income neighborhoods, we as a community and a whole should do the following.
I think it's time that the government and the National School Lunch Program should change the school's breakfast and lunch suggestions. Our school's are being fed processed food, bad vegetables, and fruit that tastes like alcohol. School breakfast and lunch are no where near to being considered as healthy and take part in bad health issues. The government and the National School Lunch Program need to take responsibility in these problems and needs to work towards promoting , not only a healthy breakfast and lunch for the students, but also an unprocessed breakfast and lunch as well.
Therefore, it's crucial that all meals and snacks are nutrient-dense. A recent Government report provided detailed information on the nutritional intakes of young people aged four to 18 years. The findings of this survey offer the first real insight into the health of young people in more than 17 years. While nutrient intakes were surprisingly robust, there are a number of areas of concern identified by the findings.