The Cost of Healthy School Lunches Essay

experiences with their school’s lunches, but it’s safe to assume that the majority of children do not enjoy them one bit. At a school in LA, one child says “The healthier it gets the more disgusting it is” which is just another reason why healthy school lunches are not a good idea. Some children at the school can barely describe what “it” is. Kids want to eat what tastes good, not what tastes like garbage, no matter how good it is for them. It’s not just the taste though; it’s the serving size as well. One student says “Usually we go to the student store and I'll buy a bag of Cheetos...or like chips, sometimes a Gatorade, yeah" when asked what they will do when the school lunch doesn’t fill them up enough. This is a problem that is hard to deal with, because having bags of snacks that students can munch on sort of goes back on the whole idea of “healthy lunches” and has the student spending money on top of their bought lunch just to get filled up for the rest of the day. Giving students a healthy option is ideal, but having them eat something that tastes bad and won’t even fill them up doesn’t seem right. There are some arguments that some people can make as to why healthy school lunches are extremely important and why they mustn’t change. Probably the most important argument for…

School lunches are so delicious, right? Not according to students across America. Schools are trying to sell students only “healthy” foods, and that is not a good idea. Students want good lunch, not a meal posing to be healthy. But the schools are not the problem, the government is the problem by trying to control school lunch. Schools should not be allowed to only sell healthy foods to students just because the government tells them to. One main reason that the government should not control…

breakfast and dinner. It should be the school's job to make the lunches healthier. Another problem with the lunches, are that students are all different sizes, with equally diverse exercise habits. Some play sports, and others get all their exercise from gym class. There should be different lunch sizes which vary in costs, depending on the amount of time that a student is physically active each day. If a child dreams of becoming an athlete, but they are poor, and buy school lunch for the…

consuming school lunches. The encounters may be positive or negative, yet generally speaking, school lunches are nutritional. In comparison, school to home packaged lunch is healthy and cost effective. Additionally, lunches provided by schools prevents you from getting distinctly overweight. Overall, school lunch can be beneficial to your wellbeing and money. Now, as said before, lunches provided by schools is cost effective. As a result of Michelle Obama’s 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act,…

involvement in regulating school lunches is divided between opponents and supporters. The argument against the government’s involvement in promoting healthier lunches is largely due to the potential significant increase in cost of funding the programs and the assumption that changing the menu in favor of healthier foods will lead to more wasted food. However, because malnutrition is a major issue affecting many people in poverty and it can have devastating effects on an individual’s development,…

meals provided by schools. There are kids who don 't know their vegetables because they are not provided at home or school. When I was in elementary and middle school I received school lunches daily. There were absolutely no vegetables or fruits provided other than the occasional grapes or small apple. Children will never know how to eat healthy, unless they are provided with healthy food options. Luckily, my mother cooked healthy meals for dinner every night. I grew up around healthy food at…

Why Schools Should Serve Healthier Lunches Schools need to serve healthier lunches, it is very important. Eating a healthy lunch can improve a child's health, focus, and more. It’s a well known fact that schools should serve healthier lunches, so why do some schools serve such unhealthy lunches? Studies show that eating healthy can improve performance. You need certain foods to focus, and you get these foods from eating a healthy well balanced lunch. When in class, a child will focus more…

Because of concern over obesity in children the federal government set up guidelines for school meals. Nutrition rules that were adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2012 include fruits and vegetables, but limit portion sizes. The amount of grains, proteins and calories provided are also are reduced. First Lady Michelle Obama and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack have worked together to bring changes to school breakfast and lunch programs and set standards in promoting healthy food…

“School food is something that most kids, 31 million a day, actually- have twice a day, more than often, breakfast and lunch, 180 days of the year” (Oliver). Although so many children eat this food every day, the state of the school lunches in America are horrendous. America already has the highest obesity rate in the world and teaching future generations that eating desserts, french fries, and pizza every day is unhealthy and not to mention unintelligent. These foods are filled with…

Better School Lunches School Lunches have gotten worst tasting but better in health. I feel like more students are just throwing lunches away instead of eating them or bringing their own lunch. So why do we make the healthy school lunches if the students don’t eat them? I feel like students should have better school lunches. When Michelle Obama passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2012 it started making school lunches healthier and students grumpier. When adult think of their school…