Federal Programs such as social security‚ Medicare‚ Medicaid and school lunch. Social security set up economic security for millions of Americans retirees‚ disabled persons‚ and families of retired‚ disabled or deceased workers. Social security established in the United States in 1935 in the year 1965 Social Security Amendments which established Medicare and Medicaid‚ promising that they would "improve a range of health and medical services for Americans of all ages. The National School Lunch Program
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the breakfast and lunch school from what we have? It is important as parents are very concern about what their children have at school for breakfast and lunch. This topic is become sensitive and brought it up to majority by the First Lady‚ Michelle Obama at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria‚ Virginia as she claimed that she was worried about the food at school as she tried to prepare healthy food for her children (Nixon‚ 2012.) Moreover changing the breakfast and lunch program can come from many
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The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is the Nation’s second largest food and nutrition assistance program. It has benefited an enormous amount of children suffering from poverty or in households struggling to make ends meet. It has operated in over 101‚000 public and nonprofit private schools and‚ “provided over 28 million low-cost or free lunches to children on a typical school day at a federal cost of $8 billion for the year”. (TNSLP) The main goal on the NSLP as identified by congress is to
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The National School Lunch Program has nutritional standards that the participating schools must follow. These standards are what make the program so effective in reducing childhood obesity. The meal patterns and nutritional standards are based off of the latest dietary guidelines for Americans which has increased the availability of fruits‚ vegetables‚ and whole grains. Students are required to take some of each food while obtaining their lunch from the cafeteria. Students are still given the choice
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Do students have the right to eat as they choose? Or are school administrators and the federal government making children sick? Critics and supporters have debated the ingredients of school provided student lunches for several years‚ yet there has been no nutritional improvement in the quality of food served. While there are advocates‚ such as first lady Michelle Obama‚ fighting for healthier food choices‚ many critics believe the kids will not eat fresh‚ wholesome food. Numerous studies have found
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Imagine trying to make yourself lunch everyday using only $2.95 This is what schools are forced to do on a daily basis in order to feed thousands of children. Schools have to be able to create a lunch for children that will satisfy their hunger‚ using only almost $3 per child. How can we expect our children to be getting the proper and nutritional food with such a small budget? Why aren’t we doing more to to make sure the kids in our country are eating healthy meals while away from home? How can
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Dear Mr. I have coming to this school since 7th grade and has seen no progress at all‚ with the lunch. I’m sorry for saying this but this food is NASTY! It seems like its been frozen for 300 years‚ then cooked. Seriously‚ are you guys trying to kill us? Since we’re not use to this cooking‚ we’re not eating it as much. So try thinking of adding a couple of new foods while you read this letter. Some students at EMS has financial issues that they are dealing with at home. As
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When it comes to school lunches‚ many parents do not see how bad they can truly be. When enrolling your child or children into a school‚ the lunches are not the first thing that you look at. With the obesity rate in america getting the highest it has ever been‚ the lunches at the schools that our children go to‚ are very important and need to be healthy and nutritious for the younger generation. According to the CDC‚ childhood obesity has more than doubled in 2013. Also‚ Readers Digest says
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Most students try to starve themselves because they want to lose weight‚ but the school doesn’t offer food that will help students become healthier. First and foremost‚ some students have eating disorders but conceal it well from other‚ and schools don’t offer the food needed for them. School lunch should be something that students look forward to‚ instead of dreading seeing the vile food passed out to them. Lunch is looked forward to by some children‚ because they may not get fed at home. In
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National School Lunch Program and Childhood Obesity Table Of Contents I. Children’s Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do School Environment and Policies Affect Choices at School and Away from School?‚ Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy‚ By: Ariun Ishdorj‚ Mary Kay Crepinsek‚ and Helen H. Jensen II. Do School Lunches Contribute to Childhood Obesity?‚ Journal of Human Resources‚ By: Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach III. Several School Policies Are Associated With Less Fat in School
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