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
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New federal guidelines designed to get kids to eat more healthful meals have taken effect with the new school year. Targeting fat‚ sodium and calories‚ the rules aim to increase the fruits‚ vegetables and whole grains in school lunches. The effort was introduced by first lady Michelle Obama‚ who is also leading a national push to encourage more exercise.Parents may well be providing their children with nutritious meals at home‚ but a habit of cafeteria french fries and sweets can put a dent in
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The hallways are stretched to accommodate the classes that thousands of high school students use in order to obtain a proper education. Even within history‚ these two countries differed in their teachings. During 1647‚ the United States utilized education to have Puritan Children read the Bible and learn about their Calvinist religion (Historical Timeline of….1)‚ while Japan during the 1600s‚ focused more on Chinese literature and writing (JICA 1). These two countries also differed historically
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about whether or not launching lunches through the air is the best solution to the lunch line congestion. The thought of having a machine launch food towards you sounds almost as crazy as it did when Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone‚ however‚ nothing is impossible. Schools all over the nation use similar methods to distribute lunch to their students and some believe it is time to start a new innovation that improves the long lines during lunch and benefits the school overall. On the contrary‚ opposing
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choosing between apple slices and french fries‚ students should be given the option of different fruits and/or vegetables to help them keep their energy up‚ prevent students from getting sick‚ and helps students grow. Kidshealth.org says that school lunches should be thought as fuel for students. “If you choose the wrong kind of fuel‚ you might run out of energy before the day is
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Why School Lunches Should Have Regulations While going through the lunch line in your cafeteria‚ have you ever wondered who was deciding what fruits and vegetables should go on your tray? Or what the correct serving size of mashed potatoes should be? It is time to get a little background knowledge on how the government decides what is too much and when it is enough. The government should have a say in our diets because it has an impact on students‚ bringing obesity to their attention; giving
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Unpaid school lunch bills are becoming a problem for most schools‚ but it looks like the Upshur County Board of Education has found a solution that could work. Parents with unpaid school lunch bills are being banned from their teen’s graduation ceremonies until the debts are settled. But is it fair for schools to deny parents of the right to see their children graduate over unpaid school lunches? No Payment‚ No Graduation Ticket In West Virginia‚ schools have declared that parents will not be allowed
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Close your eyes and think about the school lunches you’ve had through the years. The nasty‚ runny‚ cheese on your nachos; the over cooked pizza‚ fries‚ and hamburgers... Now think about how it would feel to waltz into lunch knowing you could have Taco Bell‚ Mc Donald’s‚ or Pizza Hut everyday. It sounds pretty fantastic‚ right? Wrong. Children‚ and quite a few adults‚ sadly don’t realize what fast food can do to your body. The easy availability of fast food in school lunch rooms would cause a large increase
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eat school lunches‚ yet only 6% of school lunch programs meet the nutritional requirements made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“Three Facts About”). Although the lunch criteria has changed by requiring more fruits‚ vegetables‚ and whole grain choices‚ there are still countless steps to be taken to make school lunches more nutritious. In public schools‚ there are many unhealthy choices given to children for lunch‚ and there should be a change to offer healthier foods. These unhealthy choices
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In 2010‚ Michelle Obama’s Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) was passed. The act was passed in order to make school lunches healthier and provide food for kids that can’t afford food or don’t receive food at home. Since the HHFKA was passed‚ school lunches have been undesirable‚ displeasing‚ and unsatisfactory. For instance‚ in the article ‘No Appetite for Good-for-You School Lunches’‚ student Malik Barrows claims how “before‚ there was no taste and no flavor. Now there’s no taste‚ no flavor and
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