Nation School Lunch Program Steven Daehn Steven Daehn Mrs. Smith Professional Communications -6 18 November 2014 The National School Lunch Program The National School Lunch Program (NSLP)‚ as promoted by First Lady Michelle Obama‚ has come under scrutiny because of the increase in costs to public schools. An investigative report by a Cincinnati TV station finds that the government ’s new school lunch requirements championed by First Lady Michelle Obama are wasting $4 million a day
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Djhaemy T. BSEd EN 2-2D What is nutrition? Nutrition is the intake of food‚ considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. Good nutrition – an adequate‚ well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity – is a cornerstone of good health. Poor nutrition can lead to reduced immunity‚ increased susceptibility to disease‚ impaired physical and mental development‚ and reduced productivity. Source: http://www.who.int/topics/nutrition/en/ What is wellness? Wellness is an active process
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National School Lunch Program Do you like affordable food? What about a healthy meal? “A starving child is a frightful sight‚ ” says Anne Rice during an interview. Some would say that school meals taste‚ smell‚ and look gross‚ but the meals are balanced so that every one is healthy like in the My Plate on www.letsmove.gov. The National School Lunch Program should continue in schools because it helps low-income families‚ the meal is healthy‚ and the school benefits from the funds. The National
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Health Promotion Program Denise Fitzgerald HCA/250 April 2‚ 2011 April Doctor-Smalls Health Promotion Program Before School Breakfast Club GOALS • To promote health and wholeness by providing a healthy breakfast for students during the school week. • Only healthy choices will be made available thus promoting good nutrition and healthy eating choices. • Students will be shown the link between eating a healthy breakfast and improving grades and test scores. • Students who cannot
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The United States performs a variety of functions to help people not stable enough to help themselves. 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
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The Health and wellness program receives funding from three major sources; donation‚ foundations and government grant. The two foundation that provide funding are the UN Victims of Torture foundation and the Health Care Improvement foundation. The Health and Wellness program relay heavily on eight government grants. PIWP‚ PA Refuge The Health and wellness program spend minority of their funding on program expenses and personal expenses. They barely spend anything on travel expenses and equipment
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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 a relationship between the negative health outcomes
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Do you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? A good breakfast provides the nutrients that people need to start their day off right. Studies show that children who eat a good breakfast do better in school than children who do not. Studies also show a link between participation in the School Breakfast Program and improved academic performance and psycholsocial behavior. Children who eat a good breakfast tend to perform better in school‚ and have a better attendance and decreased
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million lunches served at over 100‚000 schools. Even though there are a lot of lunches being sold‚ according to http://schoolnutrition.org‚ but most of the food is wasted because students don’t like the food or size isn’t big enough. This is a problem I’ve noticed at my school‚ Bellmont High School. The school lunches at Bellmont need to be rethought and they need to change the menu and possibly the price. One problem with Bellmont High School’s lunch is if you want to choose to eat healthier and eat
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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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