Should schools have open campus lunch? Open campus lunch is when the student has the privilege to go out for lunch instead of being stuck with cafeteria lunches. Students should have an open campus lunch period because most of the time, students do not like their lunches, they find it unhealthy, or it is very pricey. School lunches are very costly. Students spent a lot of money over time on school lunches and it adds up to high amounts. When a student buys around three to four items, the…
against unhealthy school lunches in order to receive healthy meals instead. Thesis: Instead of schools serving unhealthy lunches to students, we should feed the students with healthier foods that way they can stay away from certain health problems and have a better start towards their nutrition and academic performance. I. The Attention Step A. Attention: Ever wonder why a third of the kids living in the U.S are overweight or why your child loses attention so quickly during a school lecture.…
When asked about the cost of school lunch, any growing family with little ones in school will most likely express that they feel that school lunches are overpriced and have little nutritional value for our children. According to Lewiston, Maine school district, on average a week of elementary school lunches costs roughly eleven dollars and for intermediate and high school students it is approximately twelve dollars a week. According to Orange County public school district, on average a week of…
Are school lunches to healthy. Some people debate whether or not schools should Serve whole wheat or whole grain. While some people think that schools should have have whole wheat, many others disagree. Whole wheat is overrated and some packagings lies. Some packaging companies lie about what they put in there food, when instead of being whole wheat is really 50% white bread with molasses or caramel added to make it look like it is. Also many kids don’t like the Taste some people say there…
Chicago Public School system (CPS) is like a second home for many students. Many of the students who attend these schools are usually from low income and middle class families. Unfortunately sometimes the meals that these kids receive at school are the only meals they get during the day. During the 2011-2012 school year the Chicago Public School system fed over 400,000 students more than 900,000 meals. These students have the option to receive breakfast and/or lunch during the school day.…
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…
School lunches is a major problem in today’s world. Unfortunately, school lunches has a big issue with health problems such as obesity. All around the world, people are struggling with obesity. It is the national health problem and can kill quite many of people. Obesity is growing and affecting over thirty five percent in the United States, and nearly thirty two percent for children. Obesity can cause cancers, diabetes, stokes and many other health problems. Students who eat school lunches are…
you know, The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has come under critical examinations due to increase in the cost of public schools around the whole country. The National School Lunch Program is promoted by Michelle Obama, who is the first lady of the United States of America. This research will cover areas of this topic like how the National School Lunch Program affects a school’s budget, benefits of the National School Lunch Program, some concerns with the National School Lunch Program, and…
School lunches are also insufficient because they are failing to teach nutritional value to children. “In the Year 2012, more than 31.6 million children each day got their lunch through the National School Lunch Program. Since the modern program began, more than 224 billion lunches have been served” (National School lunch program par.14). These billions of children that have been consuming these school lunches throughout their school years from kindergarden up until they have graduated are…
an obvious change in the lunches being served in schools. The United States Department of Agriculture; Food and Nutrition Services has been in charge of this program change, “The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost, or free lunches to children each school day”. The NSLP was created along with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids…