In an article on politicalinsider.com titled “Families Are Outraged to See Michelle Obama - Approved School Lunches (YUCK!)” written by Kosar, it states, “This lunch isn’t enough for a typical growing and active student.” Students are still growing and being active so they need bigger portions of food. A lot of students in high school have around two hour practices for sports after school. If they are not getting served enough food at lunch, then they are most likely going to be hungry again before they get home. The school’s proportions of food are not enough for high schoolers. Kosar goes on in her article to talk about how unbelievably small the school lunches are. At a school in Oklahoma, they served a few pieces of sliced ham, two sets of crackers, a slice of cheese, and two pieces of cauliflower. One of the students at this school was pregnant and that was all she had to eat. Clearly, that is not enough to feed a pregnant mother. By eating healthy, the school lunches should consist of lean meats, vegetables, and plenty of options (Kosar). It is also not fair because the teachers can get however much food as they want. Some high school students are as big as the teachers and would also like to eat more but they are stuck with the small servings given in student lunches. Some people might claim that bigger portions of food are the reason for child obesity, therefore, the children should adapt to healthier habits and need to take the time to get used to small portions. They think that it might take some time but eventually students will get used to eating smaller healthier portions of food. Serving sizes are actually much smaller than people realize and most people end up eating way more than they are supposed to. Yes, most people do tend to eat more than the actual serving size, but high school students need bigger portions that elementary students.
In an article on politicalinsider.com titled “Families Are Outraged to See Michelle Obama - Approved School Lunches (YUCK!)” written by Kosar, it states, “This lunch isn’t enough for a typical growing and active student.” Students are still growing and being active so they need bigger portions of food. A lot of students in high school have around two hour practices for sports after school. If they are not getting served enough food at lunch, then they are most likely going to be hungry again before they get home. The school’s proportions of food are not enough for high schoolers. Kosar goes on in her article to talk about how unbelievably small the school lunches are. At a school in Oklahoma, they served a few pieces of sliced ham, two sets of crackers, a slice of cheese, and two pieces of cauliflower. One of the students at this school was pregnant and that was all she had to eat. Clearly, that is not enough to feed a pregnant mother. By eating healthy, the school lunches should consist of lean meats, vegetables, and plenty of options (Kosar). It is also not fair because the teachers can get however much food as they want. Some high school students are as big as the teachers and would also like to eat more but they are stuck with the small servings given in student lunches. Some people might claim that bigger portions of food are the reason for child obesity, therefore, the children should adapt to healthier habits and need to take the time to get used to small portions. They think that it might take some time but eventually students will get used to eating smaller healthier portions of food. Serving sizes are actually much smaller than people realize and most people end up eating way more than they are supposed to. Yes, most people do tend to eat more than the actual serving size, but high school students need bigger portions that elementary students.