Better School Lunches Research Paper
Having better school lunches would improve the eating habits of children. I believe that if schools were informed about the consequences of bad eating habits to the children they would do something to improve the food being served. Children nowadays tend to just eat junk food and call it a “meal.” The school lunches are not exactly a great healthy meal, food that is served is full of sodium and high on saturated fats and is usually low in fiber and lacks all the nutrients that can be found in fruits, vegetables and whole grains. There are other schools that have healthy food options for everyone; without all the unhealthy fats and all of the unnecessary grease on the food.
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Instead of chips, there could be a pack of almonds or some kind of nuts as those are a healthier option. There should be little packs of peanut butter so that the students are able to dip their fruit of choice into it. Another healthy option could be yogurt with either cereal or fruit. There should be granola bars that do not have too much sugar available as well, as those do not have too many calories and can fill up an empty stomach. For those people that do not like their snacks plain, there should be hummus available because its a dip that does not have too many calories. For all the chocolate lovers, there is a healthier option that should be offered. That is dark chocolate. It does not have too many calories and is the healthy way out. While buttery popcorn is not an option, there can be plain popcorn and that can be a healthier option. Almost anything whole grain should be served because of the fiber it may have. That can include anything from cookies, cereal, pasta, rice, and even oatmeal. The healthy option to beef jerky would be turkey jerky because it has a lot of protein and not too many calories. There are certain cheeses like ricotta cheese that should be offered. This cheese can be combined with fruits to be a complete snack. Another healthy snack that should be offered is pumpkin seeds instead of sunflower seeds. These are not too salty and can serve to be a better, healthier
Having access to healthier lunches would be a huge benefit to all. …show more content…
Instead of chips, there could be a pack of almonds or some kind of nuts as those are a healthier option. There should be little packs of peanut butter so that the students are able to dip their fruit of choice into it. Another healthy option could be yogurt with either cereal or fruit. There should be granola bars that do not have too much sugar available as well, as those do not have too many calories and can fill up an empty stomach. For those people that do not like their snacks plain, there should be hummus available because its a dip that does not have too many calories. For all the chocolate lovers, there is a healthier option that should be offered. That is dark chocolate. It does not have too many calories and is the healthy way out. While buttery popcorn is not an option, there can be plain popcorn and that can be a healthier option. Almost anything whole grain should be served because of the fiber it may have. That can include anything from cookies, cereal, pasta, rice, and even oatmeal. The healthy option to beef jerky would be turkey jerky because it has a lot of protein and not too many calories. There are certain cheeses like ricotta cheese that should be offered. This cheese can be combined with fruits to be a complete snack. Another healthy snack that should be offered is pumpkin seeds instead of sunflower seeds. These are not too salty and can serve to be a better, healthier