School Lunches For Children

My major is nutrition and I decided to focus on school lunches because I think it has been an issue of whether they are good for children or not. The debate if whether school lunches give children all the nutrient needs is everywhere, from the parents to the presidents and the first lady of the United States. This issue applies to all individuals because we need to care about children since they are the future of this world. Children are a very important part and the future of our society’s work force and economy. Children are the ones who are very vital for deciding how the world is going to be after some years. So if one can do some good in the life of a child then there can be change, at least a small change, in the world to come. This change …show more content…
Some similarities I found are that the articles “School Nutrition Programs” and “Effect of Food Service Nutrition Improvements on Elementary School Cafeteria Lunch Purchase Patterns” talk about childhood obesity. They both include the fact that children are not eating what they are supposed to eat, it gives them higher chances of becoming overweight at that young age and also of becoming overweight adults and potentially obese. Some differences I found between these two articles is that “School Nutrition Programs” focuses on the idea that children who eat lunch as part of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are at higher risk of obesity. It goes in depth in that while their research was made, they saw many children who did not even know how to peel an orange. In contrast, the article “Effect of Food Service Nutrition Improvements on Elementary School Cafeteria Lunch Purchase Patterns” focuses on improving the variety and nutritious foods in the school cafeterias so kids are tempted, exposed and also encouraged to eat them. It also includes that physical activity to keep the children actively moving is an important factor to help children have a good health and reduce probabilities of …show more content…
Not only children but society is also affected by this issue of childhood obesity. Children are the future of this world and we need to help them learn to be healthy so they grow as healthy adults. Extra pounds add extra risk for diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers, even among children which it might also bring social and economic consequences. I think another issue that society may be part of is that we are not informing children and parents the effects of obesity in the children. Lack of information is a part of this because kids do not know the effects that the food we eat have in our body and do not know what is and what is not healthy. Many families simply do not have the resources they need which includes time, money, and knowledge to buy and prepare nutritious food or be physically active every day. Low-income families, often have trouble affording healthier food and finding the time to cook it, and may live in the neighbors where not so much fresh food is offered. This is also an issue that we have in society that realest to why so many children are