The cause of failure in the National School Lunch Program has been a highly contentious topic since modern reporting of nutritional standards have been implemented. Most research points to the lack of student opportunity to access of healthy food as the main cause of failure, however, who is at fault for this is much more debatable. Some, including Julian, cited inconsistency in regulation and oversight as the biggest challenge. He noted that a lot of poor menu options for students in middle and high schools come from the school run and regulated “a la carte” vending. He explained that this practice is not regulated in any way and considers it “a bizarre freedom that leads to the composition of disturbing menus; in school cafeterias across
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Bhatt for example, cited the length of time schools have allotted for their lunch period as a major contributor to childhood obesity. The research from Bhatt noted that it was found that students choose their food based on how much time they have available to eat. One example was choosing apple sauce, because of its convenience, over fresh apple slices (p. 657). It is noted that apple sauce is often sweeten, which implies that this was the less healthy of the two choices. Finally, Bhatt concluded that because children often have less than 30 minutes to purchase and eat their food, they often choose meals that can be consumed quickly, which results in increased body mass index, or BMI, (p.660). Wansink focused his research on the impact of debit card systems and its comparison the average consumer spending and school age children’s purchases while at school. The results indicate that students who pay with cash have are associated with a lower purchase incidence of less healthy foods and higher purchase incidence of more healthy foods (p.26).Wansink discussed the idea that convenient systems, like the debit system, provide students with increased …show more content…
Their focus was on one high school in Minnesota, that had made major changes to the items that were made available during school lunch. These changes included the slow removal of poor health options and slowly increasing the availability of good choices. The researchers cite that in just six (6) months, students developed healthier eating habits when they were given a choice of appealing nutritious foods (p. 282). The changes that took place in the school went above and beyond what was required by the USDA, or even any local regulations. This is what Jasmin Ilkay is calling for after focusing her research on the choices that school leadership has the opportunity to make in regards to school lunches. Ilkay notes that “Ethical leaders must identify their values, have a vision, instill virtue, and have the voice to share these ideas with others in order to align their internal selves with their external conduct” (p. 172). She notes that this is the most challenging aspect of school lunch reform. The idea of major change is a challenging one and strong, ethical leadership must be at the center of
Bhatt for example, cited the length of time schools have allotted for their lunch period as a major contributor to childhood obesity. The research from Bhatt noted that it was found that students choose their food based on how much time they have available to eat. One example was choosing apple sauce, because of its convenience, over fresh apple slices (p. 657). It is noted that apple sauce is often sweeten, which implies that this was the less healthy of the two choices. Finally, Bhatt concluded that because children often have less than 30 minutes to purchase and eat their food, they often choose meals that can be consumed quickly, which results in increased body mass index, or BMI, (p.660). Wansink focused his research on the impact of debit card systems and its comparison the average consumer spending and school age children’s purchases while at school. The results indicate that students who pay with cash have are associated with a lower purchase incidence of less healthy foods and higher purchase incidence of more healthy foods (p.26).Wansink discussed the idea that convenient systems, like the debit system, provide students with increased …show more content…
Their focus was on one high school in Minnesota, that had made major changes to the items that were made available during school lunch. These changes included the slow removal of poor health options and slowly increasing the availability of good choices. The researchers cite that in just six (6) months, students developed healthier eating habits when they were given a choice of appealing nutritious foods (p. 282). The changes that took place in the school went above and beyond what was required by the USDA, or even any local regulations. This is what Jasmin Ilkay is calling for after focusing her research on the choices that school leadership has the opportunity to make in regards to school lunches. Ilkay notes that “Ethical leaders must identify their values, have a vision, instill virtue, and have the voice to share these ideas with others in order to align their internal selves with their external conduct” (p. 172). She notes that this is the most challenging aspect of school lunch reform. The idea of major change is a challenging one and strong, ethical leadership must be at the center of