period of time, but the down side is that the invaluable nutrients are not as strong as they could be. White flour, sugar, sodium enriched lunches lacks baked or steamed processes over fried foods. The enormous portions of fries, pizza, cookies and cheeseburgers that are the options available for our children to select over shadow supercharged foods such as fruit and vegetables. Public school lunch reform is necessary to look at long-term effects of these foods on developing minds. According to Regan (2014), “the U.S. Department of Agriculture spends nearly $12 billion dollars a year; 60 percent of fresh vegetables and 40 percent of fresh fruit are being thrown away” (n.p). At every level of food manufacturing, sellers and consumers
