The Importance Of School Lunch In Schools

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School lunch has been a major issue because of the lack of nutrients and real food given to students. The government controls what is being served in schools. The federal government began getting involved with the school lunch program during the 1930s. Clearly that was a complete fail because the federal government had no constitutional role in school lunches. The lunch was getting worse that students started protesting about the calories they wanted it reduce and way better food. Michelle Obama designed a program to improve the lunch nutrition standards. Some people have compared Americans school lunch menu with other countries and our food is one of the worst. If we do not start changing our school menus it can lead to health issues.
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Students that get free lunch do not have to pay for their lunch at school while other students that have reduced lunch have to pay for to eat lunch at school. How the NSLP determine who gets free or reduce lunch by the student family’s income. There are a high percentage of students that receive free lunch in the article "Participation in the National School Lunch Program: Importance of School-Level and Neighborhood Contextual Factors." Donka M. Mirtcheva says “Approximately 80% of students eligible for free lunch and become certified”. More and more students are currently bringing their own lunch from home because the food taste awful or students do not receive free lunch. Students that pack their own lunch know what nutrients that are going inside the body. The food that the students bring to lunch sometimes connects to their cultures. Culture is another reason why some students are choosing to bring their own lunch, many cultures are quite the same and also extremely different. “’Barring dietary restrictions, children in most districts can’t bring food to school, either, until high school.’”(qtd. Woldow 48) In Japan children cannot bring their own lunch until they reach ninth grade, through elementary and junior high they have to eat what is being served to them at lunch. In France students are able to go home for lunch or eat the lunch provided by the school. Students bringing their own lunch from home are …show more content…

Next they served themselves slices of cheese, bread, and an apple tart or a piece of fruit. France school lunch is more than just a meal the government teach and to model the pleasure of freshly cooked real food. The French people value the school lunch experience by educating the children their culture. American school lunch despite the government standards is huge on pizza, hot dogs, tacos and burgers. Some Americans will say that those food items are part of the American culture. Americans can learn how to change their school lunch system by following other countries like Japan and

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