Obesity and School Lunches Essay

education system and the schools a parents send their child too, there are certain expectations a parent hopes for their child to get out of being in school. Certain expectations from the parents probably being a properly balanced education, forming friendships and social circles. One thing though that has been failed to be provided by the public education system and only until recently been a concern and expectations by parents nationally is an adequate, nutritious school lunch. There are many…

Behind by Waters and Heron, published in the New York Times, they discuss how spending for lunches is being put towards things in the actual cafeteria; for example the air conditioning and refrigeration. This idea of not eating the school lunch is mirrored in Waters and Heron’s article where they indicate that the school lunches are not healthy and delicious which is most likely making kids avoid school lunches. This does help towards the amount of fruits and vegetables a child should be…

School lunch programs claim to have their focus on student health, when really, they are more concerned with cost and convince. To ensure that kids grow up healthy and reduce America’s obesity rate school lunch programs need to provide nutrition education and healthy foods to students. The Article posted on Time “An Abbreviated History of School Lunch in America” by Emelyn Rude this past September shows the way school lunches have been in America since they first became a part of the student’s…

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…

For students who go to college whether they live on campus or they travel from home to school, most of the time they are in a tight budget where they cannot afford to be buying meals every day. They only can eat what is there in their school. Some campuses do not have lunches and only have vending machines. So what good does that food do to them? Others have only one meal a day which involves eating from the vending machines. All these poor choices student have do not really help them maintain…

index (BMI) is a way to tell if you’re at normal weight, are overweight, or have obesity. Normal weight is a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9, overweight is a BMI of 25 to 25.9, and obesity is a BMI of 30 or higher (Meyer). They measure this by how much you weigh and your height. Obesity shortens life by six to seven years. This disease is more than likely to exceed smoking as one of the nations deadliest health problems. Obesity costs the government millions of dollars every year. The US government pays…

School lunches, a hot topic that’s been out for a while among healthcare providers, and even the President’s wife. As we all know kids these days are not eating healthy food, whether outside or inside the home and schools are not doing much to resolve the problem. All throughout the U.S. kids in schools are being served food that looks appetizing to the eye, but not so scrumptious to their bodies. Therefore, many parents and students do not know what exactly is in the food unless they were to…

School lunches should be provided by the government Nowadays in Australia lunch is provided by parents or children will purchase lunch at the canteen,but as a parent I strongly advocate the belief that school lunches should be provided by the government. Ever since I 've came to Australia and sent 3 children through school I 've noticed some major concerns that I have with the lunch provided or food sold within the canteen.Working in a canteen I have experienced the variety of food distributed…

Evan Pedneault Mr. Balda Period 3 English 10 L1 2/19/17 Government Cutting Down on Unhealthy Lunches According to the researchers and professionals at the Centers for Disease and Control, “...more than a third of U.S. children ages 2-19 are overweight or obese (as of 2011)” (“Childhood”). This percent includes children from both public and private schools, and can be found regardless of sex, family income, or location. The previous First Lady of The United States, Michelle Obama, took steps…

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…