Should junk food be banned from schools? Junk food refers to food that contains high amount of trans-fats in the form of sugar and salts but with little or no nutritional content (Damle‚ 2012). With the younger generation being attracted to junk foods‚ they will be suffered from multiple ill effects like diabetes‚ heart diseases‚ obesity‚ and dental caries. Since food and beverage marketing actions are prevalent and potentially detrimental to kids‚ preventing obesity and promoting healthy lifestyle
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May 2013 Should Junk Food Be Banned in schools? My aunt‚ who has been in New York City for more than 20 years‚ told me that in the past‚ she always made her two sons’ lunches to take to school during school years which was more nutritive and less expensive. Her sons at that time were energetic and played outside a lot. But soon after‚ they did not bring their own lunches anymore. They asked for money from my aunt to purchase food in school canteens. Possibly my aunt thought that
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accounts for only 2% of your total body weight‚ the fact remains that the brain is a food-hungry organ with ten times the appetite of other organs. In order to function‚ it uses up a minimum of 20% of your daily calorie in-take. In addition to calories‚ you should also make sure you get good nutrients for your neurons through a balanced and varied diet. To ensure your brain gets what it needs there are certain foods you should add to your diet. 1. Oily fish (mackerel‚ sardines salmon…) for brain
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visit a school around lunch time and look around‚ you’ll see that 75% of the kids have lunches from the cafeteria. But is it better to bring your own lunch? You should bring your own lunch from home because the food in the cafeteria is not healthy‚ you don’t know what is being put in your food‚ and if you didn’t like the lunch for that day you wouldn’t eat it. Most schools are trying to upgrade their lunches and offer better food. However‚ not every school cafeteria provides appealing‚ healthy lunch
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Should junk food be allowed at school? Junk food is generally defined as “a diet high in processed foods and soft drinks” (Wiles et al.‚ 2009‚ p.1). By definition‚ junk food contains artificial food colorings and preservatives‚ including fast food‚ oily foods‚ snacks and high sugary beverage. Students usually eat snacks between meals. According to McPhail et al. (2011)‚ the snacking habit among students has increased in the past twenty years. This means students are taking more junk food in a higher
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Fast Food Restaurants and Healthy Choices Left Blank COM/170 5/26/2013 Left Blank Fast Food Restaurants and Healthy Choices In today’s society‚ people are always on the move and don’t always have time for home cooked meals. Many of these people make the choice to eat fast food‚ most likely because it is a fast meal and takes no time to prepare. When it comes to fast food restaurants‚ there are unhealthy restaurants like McDonalds and then there are healthier restaurants like Subway. Higher Calories
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10 Delicious‚ Healthy Junk Food Alternatives Over time‚ various ‘recreational foods’ have permeated into every aspect of our culture. We eat them not only for the way they taste‚ but also for entertainment. And despite ample and increasingly strong evidence about their risks to our health‚ we consume more than ever. While our individual reasons may be diverse‚ the primary motivation is the same in each. Scientific studies clearly demonstrate eating junk food has similar addictive patterns to drugs
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Does Junk Food in Schools Matters? In recent decades‚ junk food sales in schools have long been blamed for contributing to childhood obesity as it is commonly sold in school vending machines and sometimes in school cafeteria. In light of this‚ there are certain schools having their own meal plans and completely banning the food selection for students to only healthy choices. The concern we have is that whether junk food sold in schools the main reason for childhood obesity. With regard to
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Goal: How to gain weight eating healthy food? I want to improve my physical wellness by gaining weight while staying healthy. Behavior Strategy: I. Gather data on what type of food is fattening‚ but in a healthy way. II. Get help from a nutritionist to make sure I eat healthy foods‚ but that will also make me gain weight. III. Make a schedule / meal plan to make sure I get more than enough calories on a daily basis. IV. I make a goal for myself to gain ten pounds in six months
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the Freedom of Food Choice. In 2012‚ the United States Department of Agriculture. established new laws to help increase the nutritional value of food in school lunches. Today many students are disagreeing with this new healthy food act because they aren’t receiving the amount of calories needed to go through an entire day. Different school districts are trying to establish new policies in order to give students the amount of energy they need as well as the nutritional values of the food their given
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