Healthier Lunches In Schools
Food For Thought
Remember the days of regular ranch, regular bread, and a dessert being part of a typical school lunch? Well, this is not the case anymore. Now it is low fat ranch, whole wheat bread, and sides of only fruits and vegetables. This is all part of the new schools lunch program. The government wants students to be healthier, and this is how they decide to do it. However, this is not an effective plan because it is leaving students hungry, they do not enjoy the food, and is costly. The government should not impose restrictions on cafeteria food in schools
Headed by First Lady Michelle Obama, there has been a recent push for healthier lunches in schools. Guidelines are being set on calories, fat, and salt intake. Fruits and vegetables are becoming the only sides sold. Wheat grains are replacing white grains. Schools are transitioning to low fat and low calorie. In some schools, it goes beyond lunches. Schools all over are replacing the traditional junk food sold in vending machines with healthier food, and even some schools are not allowing certain snacks. However, though it may sound like a good idea, it is not reasonable in any sense. …show more content…
For example, the current amount of money given per meal per child is $2.74 in San Francisco. This amount of money is given by the government to fund each child’s meal. Dana Woldow, a mother of three in the San Francisco school district would like to increase that amount to $5.00 per child (Christensen). That is almost double the amount spent on each child and the government cannot afford that. Also, “the Obama administration asked for more than $10 billion to improve the program over 10 years” (Christensen). With the amount of debt the nation is in, it seems like that is not
Remember the days of regular ranch, regular bread, and a dessert being part of a typical school lunch? Well, this is not the case anymore. Now it is low fat ranch, whole wheat bread, and sides of only fruits and vegetables. This is all part of the new schools lunch program. The government wants students to be healthier, and this is how they decide to do it. However, this is not an effective plan because it is leaving students hungry, they do not enjoy the food, and is costly. The government should not impose restrictions on cafeteria food in schools
Headed by First Lady Michelle Obama, there has been a recent push for healthier lunches in schools. Guidelines are being set on calories, fat, and salt intake. Fruits and vegetables are becoming the only sides sold. Wheat grains are replacing white grains. Schools are transitioning to low fat and low calorie. In some schools, it goes beyond lunches. Schools all over are replacing the traditional junk food sold in vending machines with healthier food, and even some schools are not allowing certain snacks. However, though it may sound like a good idea, it is not reasonable in any sense. …show more content…
For example, the current amount of money given per meal per child is $2.74 in San Francisco. This amount of money is given by the government to fund each child’s meal. Dana Woldow, a mother of three in the San Francisco school district would like to increase that amount to $5.00 per child (Christensen). That is almost double the amount spent on each child and the government cannot afford that. Also, “the Obama administration asked for more than $10 billion to improve the program over 10 years” (Christensen). With the amount of debt the nation is in, it seems like that is not