Allergies are a big problem at a lot of fast food restaurant and, including the movie theaters the peanut allergies are common. The number of kid peanut allergy has doubled in the past decade, I have a peanut allergy myself to so when I go to the movie theater I want M&Ms but they always don’t have the chocolate kind so it’s hard. Movie theaters need to understand that allergies are a big thing and, can swell up your lungs or worse can happen.…
Every day I see food places everywhere in La Grange. While there are too many places La Grange has there are places that La Grange needs. Lagrange needs a movie theater and a better shopping place so that we don’t have to go out of town to go shopping. Lagrange needs a movie theater so that people that live in La Grange can go watch a movie in theater when they want too.…
Imagine three senior girls piling into a small tan beat up car. It’s just like any other day, the sun is shining and they are all laughing and having a good time. They are going out to get something to eat during their lunch break at school because their school allows off campus lunches. One out of the three girls buckles their seatbelt, the other two did not even think about buckling. They pull out of the parking and start heading to Dairy Queen, the music was cranked up too loud and the sun was shining directly into the drivers eyes.…
How would you like to have your freedom stripped away? How would you like to wait over 30 minutes to get your lunch? How would you like to pay a full price for a meal, only having one item on your lunch plate because the cafeteria ran out of food? Do you like to be force fed highly processed GMO foods? Currently in Key West High School, these dilemmas are occurring to the students during lunch every day.…
Is is okay to sneak food in to the movies. Yes, it is okay to sneak food into the movies. There is several reason why I think it is okay to sneak in food. The reasons are some people may not be able to afford the food, some people may not like it, and some people may be allergic to the food. These are some of the reasons which why I think it is okay to sneak in food at the movies.…
The place you can see the most people of the age group 18 and younger is the “Popcorn Shop.” Its signature red door and door frame, red awning makes the shop stand out; it’s a size of an alleyway but the shop is always busy with anyone who has a sweet tooth. Candies are sold for anywhere from 5 to 25¢ and popcorns are sold in white lunch bags in three different sizes from 75¢ to $2.00. Even though, the treats in the “Popcorn Shop” are affordable, the living cost in Wheaton is actually 30.6% higher than the national average (Best Places website) with the median household income of $84, 451 (Point 2…
The foods you find at stores such as 7/11 or gas stations are not meant to be the food that you come home to sit at your dinner table and eat. As Lemley Weidenbener said in Lawmakers Bill Aims to Eradicate Food Deserts “ And they (the convenience stores) don’t offer enough to be a good source of food.” Because these are not quality nutritional foods, we need to construct a place where citizens can get better quality. Instead of going to a real store and buying apples these people go into a gas station and buy a candy bar for a snack.…
Americans struggle every day trying to stay healthy by eating the right foods. Availability, cost, confusion, time constraints, and taste concerns are the main reasons that eating more nutriously is a problem. Data taken from 2011 to 2012 concluded that more than two-thirds of adults were overweight or obese (68.6 percent). In some areas in America, healthy food just isn't available.…
Civil liberties are limitations that are placed to ensure that the government does not interfere with people’s freedom (Crash Course). Civil rights also rights of the people so they can be able to have political, social and freedom and equality. As citizens of the United States the 1st ten amendments, also known as the Bill of Rights, explicitly explains our rights. All the citizens in the United States have the right to freedom of speech. Which can protect people from the government from punishing a person who states public criticism.…
David Barboza’s article “If You Pitch It, They Will Eat” he makes the claim that fast food marketing geared towards children is what will make the most money and he explains how. Barboza talks about how statistically this is changing eating habits and what we are doing to fix this. Barboza brings up interesting facts on how places like McDonald's makes their money and how marketing affects kids. He also brings up statements from authorities that backup his claims and that would further engage the reader by bringing up smaller details that we are consumers wouldn't even consider. His statistics would be the number of schools that have changed their operation and the percentages of health problems adding on to the obesity epidemic.…
School lunches are an issue that the federal government has taken note of. Last year Michelle Obama implemented a program called “Let’s Move” mandate for healthier foods in schools. In 2014, there is a mandate that all unhealthy non-nutrient meals be taking out of school as well as vending machines with sugary snacks and sugary beverages have been removed. The occasional fundraiser such as bake sales are allowed but when schools don’t comply like in the example of Houston, Texas High Schools they are fined, Huffington Post advised, ”TDA got serious and imposed fines totaling $73,000 on eight Houston high schools for illegal competitive food sales.” After many fines and reports the schools are fined even bigger.…
Should Schools Raise Money By Selling Candy And Sugary Soft Drinks To Students? Modern beliefs about healthy eating claim that sugary foods and drinks need to be excluded from people’s diet, yet using these kinds of snacks at schools for school fundraising have positive effects on students and school life in general. Sugary foods and drinks are profitable and beneficial for schools. They are cheap to buy for fundraisers and convenient for students and staff.…
Childhood Obesity. “The percentage of overweight and obese children in the United States quadrupled during the past 25 years”(Junk Food… Obesity). I do not believe that School Lunch Programs encourage poor nutrition. Yes, most school lunches aren’t desirable and may look like globs of inedible items that is pureed, heated and served with sour milk, nevertheless they are not at fault for atrocious eating habits. Children don’t live at school.…
Another positive, attribute of PMBC includes reaching out to the community through ministering holistically to the needs in the city of Columbia. PMBC offers a Food pantry to give aid and assistance to Columbia’s most vulnerable: the working poor, their families, and the unemployed. The Food Pantry at Progressive is a very solid ministry. The Church continues to be a beacon of light in the midst of a diverse neighborhood. The church has been faithful to the task of meeting the needs of the “least of these my brethren” (Matt. 25:40).…
Would restricting the foods served in cafeterias benefit our students? “The great majority of US secondary schools sell items a la carte in the cafeteria and through vending machines ....commonly referred to as junk food’’ (Pediatrics). Because of evidence that children and teenagers have become more and more obese over the years and that they are not receiving the proper nutrients, certain countries and/or states (provinces) have considered placing restrictions on the foods served at their schools. The government should impose restrictions on the foods served in school cafeterias because the food currently served does not meet certain nutritional standards, the sugars and unhealthy substances can cause temporary or permanent illnesses, and…