Food in schools; everyone remembers
what they used to eat in schools, don't you? For me it was always a chicken
patty, no matter what day I would always get one. Thinking back on it, would it
have been better if I didn't just eat that and focused more on a healthy meal
instead.
A healthy meal a day in schools can
be a big factor. For 12 years the students will be eating lunch at school, that’s
over 2,000 meals they will eat. People are now taking steps towards making
school’s lunches healthier. Just recently the initial legislation set higher
standards for lunches, by boosting whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. In
doing so they also are eliminating flavored milk, starchy, and fried products.
The big questions is what can 1
meal a day really do? A commitment to proper nutrition produces many benefits
for schools, including improving student’s ability to learn. Students that eat healthier
meals with work better as a whole; then those students without healthier meals.
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I completely agree with this. The irony is that childhood obesity is such a hot topic in health however they feed students unhealthy lunches. However, i have found through observation that although healthy choices are sometimes offered, they are often only salads. Kids should be offered a variety of foods so that the choice to stay healthy is an easy and enjoyable one.
ReplyDeleteAhh GM chicken patties.. Didn't like them. But got them all the time because it was better then anything else. Well besides taco salad and spaggetti. But even though there was a salad line no one really went in it because the food was not fresh. I think I would have had a much better day with healthy food that in shcool that I was used to eating at home.
ReplyDeleteOh chicken patties. What a wonderful memory, what about that greasy pizza they would serve once a week? Friday was pizza day, and it took at least three napkins to get all of the grease pool off the top of the pizza.
ReplyDeleteNot only do you have to worry about one meal a day now, schools are also serving breakfast and serving snacks on an a la carte. I think you also have to look at getting double lunches being allowed or not allowed.
ReplyDeleteI remeber only eating chicken patties, pizza, or panini which were never good nutrition or taste wise
ReplyDeleteFood people eat is very importatn, it is shpaing their eating habits for the rest of their lives. The efforts are there with Play 60 and the first lady's approach to helping kids becomeing more active.
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