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.
Opposers of this outlook ask “If schools want students to eat healthy why do they sell junk food?” School lunches are required to meet the minimum government nutrition standards, however, that actually costs more than the profit made when distributing said lunches to students. As a means to make more …show more content…
Even if schools do not sell, junk food, kids just bring it from home. “Sugary drinks, fatty chips, and gooey snack cakes should be banned from U.S. schools…”(Banning Junk Food in Schools). While not permitting unhealthy foods on campus may stop it from appearing at school, it w.ill not annul it from being at home. If kids can’t eat their desired snacks at school, they will just eat even more of it at home.
If we desire to do anything at all to put a stop to child obesity, the process does not start at school, it starts at home. Parents have the largest influence in their child’s life. Children are basically mini me’s of their parents. Whatever the parent does, the child will follow as a means of gaining knowledge. To put a stop to child obesity, parents need to also be encouraged to eat healthy so that kids learn positive consumption habits. Exhibiting what negative effects obesity has on children, may possibly persuade them to better their habits, for the sake of their future generations. School can never replace the role of a guardian in a child’s life so it is important that parents and guardians teach their children good
Opposers of this outlook ask “If schools want students to eat healthy why do they sell junk food?” School lunches are required to meet the minimum government nutrition standards, however, that actually costs more than the profit made when distributing said lunches to students. As a means to make more …show more content…
Even if schools do not sell, junk food, kids just bring it from home. “Sugary drinks, fatty chips, and gooey snack cakes should be banned from U.S. schools…”(Banning Junk Food in Schools). While not permitting unhealthy foods on campus may stop it from appearing at school, it w.ill not annul it from being at home. If kids can’t eat their desired snacks at school, they will just eat even more of it at home.
If we desire to do anything at all to put a stop to child obesity, the process does not start at school, it starts at home. Parents have the largest influence in their child’s life. Children are basically mini me’s of their parents. Whatever the parent does, the child will follow as a means of gaining knowledge. To put a stop to child obesity, parents need to also be encouraged to eat healthy so that kids learn positive consumption habits. Exhibiting what negative effects obesity has on children, may possibly persuade them to better their habits, for the sake of their future generations. School can never replace the role of a guardian in a child’s life so it is important that parents and guardians teach their children good