Persuasive Essay On The Benefits Of School Lunches
A kid the age of 14-18 should be getting as much as 1,600 calories a day. Ages 14-18 in school get 700 calories a day which is not as much as we need a day. In our school lunches we only get an ice cream scoop full of what we have that day for lunch. The proportion we get at lunch is small. I think we should get at least more of the main course meal.
But, then if we do get more food for lunch. The cooks would have to cook a lot more food than they have to. There would also be a lot of food wasted by the kids that don’t eat very much. But, once again if we want more food we could just say can we have some more please. The people that don’t want more don’t have to take more.
The advantage of having a school lunch is actually really great because some kids don’t bring their own lunches to school to eat. More healthy options at lunch improves the behavior of kids at …show more content…
With a la carte lines, some students can end up using their money to choose a less-than-healthy mix of foods each day. All school employees need to work together so vending machines, fundraisers, school parties and the cafeteria all offer more nutritious options. And don’t offer competing foods that aren’t healthy. Increasing the number of healthy options available will make it more likely students will be able to find something nutritious they like to eat. Asking students which of a number of healthier options they would be willing to eat can help limit waste. And get students eating healthier without complaining about the unhealthy items no longer available on the school lunch menu. One middle school in San Francisco, CA, conducted a survey to determine which healthier foods students would like to see on the menu. They used this information to implement school lunch menu changes. As a result, lunch sales stayed about the same after the less healthy foods were removed from the
But, then if we do get more food for lunch. The cooks would have to cook a lot more food than they have to. There would also be a lot of food wasted by the kids that don’t eat very much. But, once again if we want more food we could just say can we have some more please. The people that don’t want more don’t have to take more.
The advantage of having a school lunch is actually really great because some kids don’t bring their own lunches to school to eat. More healthy options at lunch improves the behavior of kids at …show more content…
With a la carte lines, some students can end up using their money to choose a less-than-healthy mix of foods each day. All school employees need to work together so vending machines, fundraisers, school parties and the cafeteria all offer more nutritious options. And don’t offer competing foods that aren’t healthy. Increasing the number of healthy options available will make it more likely students will be able to find something nutritious they like to eat. Asking students which of a number of healthier options they would be willing to eat can help limit waste. And get students eating healthier without complaining about the unhealthy items no longer available on the school lunch menu. One middle school in San Francisco, CA, conducted a survey to determine which healthier foods students would like to see on the menu. They used this information to implement school lunch menu changes. As a result, lunch sales stayed about the same after the less healthy foods were removed from the