Imagine that you have a six-year old- daughter that is perfect in every way, except she is overweight. You allow her to eat high calorie foods and drink sugary juices whenever she asks for them. You watch as her face becomes rounder and her clothing size surpasses that of the average six year old. Leap forward by four years, and, at age 10, she is now considered obese by medical standards. You realize you need to help her wither eating practices but she is already set in her ways of eating fast food and candy. As a teenager, she has low self-esteem and considers food as her only comfort. By adulthood, she is still considered obese and is paying for that with higher insurance premiums and medical expenses along with a greater cost of living
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As stated earlier, the National School Lunch Program (NLSP) was signed into law in 1946 by President Harry Truman. The main objective of the NSLP is to provide nutritionally balanced meals at a low cost or for free. The National School Lunch Program provides school children with one-third or more of their Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for key nutrients. These lunches are required to provide no more than 30 percent of calories from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fat (FRAC 2012-2013). In 2004 the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act (aka the Federal Wellness Mandate) was passed by Congress. The main goal with this mandate is three pronged: (1) is to encourage promotion of healthy food choices among school age children (2) bolster the role of the NSLP and make it more effective (3) to address growing concerns regarding childhood overweight and obesity in the nation’s schools. In 2010, The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) authorized the USDA to overhaul the NSLP’s meal structure and change the nutrition standards to be aligned with the Dietary Guidelines for all Americans. There are others such as, Early Care and Education (ECE) presented on HBO’s The Weight of the Nation for Kids documentary, which showcased innovative, state and community obesity prevention efforts. While some of these programs and mandates have been successful, I believe that my proposal would be equally if not more successful as those mentioned
As stated earlier, the National School Lunch Program (NLSP) was signed into law in 1946 by President Harry Truman. The main objective of the NSLP is to provide nutritionally balanced meals at a low cost or for free. The National School Lunch Program provides school children with one-third or more of their Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for key nutrients. These lunches are required to provide no more than 30 percent of calories from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fat (FRAC 2012-2013). In 2004 the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act (aka the Federal Wellness Mandate) was passed by Congress. The main goal with this mandate is three pronged: (1) is to encourage promotion of healthy food choices among school age children (2) bolster the role of the NSLP and make it more effective (3) to address growing concerns regarding childhood overweight and obesity in the nation’s schools. In 2010, The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) authorized the USDA to overhaul the NSLP’s meal structure and change the nutrition standards to be aligned with the Dietary Guidelines for all Americans. There are others such as, Early Care and Education (ECE) presented on HBO’s The Weight of the Nation for Kids documentary, which showcased innovative, state and community obesity prevention efforts. While some of these programs and mandates have been successful, I believe that my proposal would be equally if not more successful as those mentioned