Children whose schools serve unhealthy foods or provide vending machines with unhealthy foods tend to be heavier than children whose schools do not permit such practices. (Fox MK, Dodd AH, Wilson A, Gleason PM. 2009).…
Imagine that you were sitting in a meeting or in different meetings all day and you only have one chance to eat in between meetings? As an adult it might be different for you, but as a teenager we need more food in our bodies as we grow. How are we supposed to pay attention in class if all we can think about food and candy? That’s what I am going to talk to you about in this letter, why pop and candy machines should be allowed in schools. As a growing teenage girl, I believe that snack and pop machines should be allowed in schools.…
Why not bring back the healthy snacks? School vending machines bring many benefits into consideration. Think about the amount of money these snack machines can make. Half the profit can go into good charities if it’s thought well. It can also help to purchase any supplies, material the school would need. We should have vending machines because students would then have to take responsibility in spending their money wisely, which will then give them help for managing their future finances.…
It’s not the government’s job to make decisions about what we drink and where we drink it. That’s why I think it’s a bad idea to ban soda machines from schools.…
Junk food has taken over many of the schools in the United States, the fattest country in the world, with very negative effects. Willow Glen, for example, is one of the schools that have turned over to the “Junk Food Dark Side.” In the United States, the youth, in general, are all plagued with obesity and health problems. Eliminating junk foods in schools can project a positive mentality for students to excel socially, academically, and healthfully.…
I am very glad that this documentary included ways schools are affecting obesity in their students, as I think that bad eating habits start at a young age. Any chance to decrease obesity and poor health due to diet is a positive change, and I salute the schools that are trying to do so. Some schools have banned soda vending machines and even prohibited students from bringing soda, which I think is a great start. I think that school lunches, however, are generally on the unhealthy side. More should be done to promote healthy dietary habits that go beyond removing soda.…
If you take away the food that most students enjoy and replace them with healthier and potentially a less favored meal it would be a ludicrous decision, first they wouldn't enjoy the meal and they would not want to buy something they don't want. If more than half of one lunch period buys a pizza the day the cafeteria serves the pizza meal, that would mean it is a popular dish and without a doubt this would mean its a student favorite. Take away that meal and you have a large portion of the schools kids left with discontent and possibly stripped of the willingness to buy lunch. lunches are only nutritional if the kids actually eat them, thus meaning the nutritional choice could not only be a huge impact on children's attitudes but their nutrition, the very thing this change is meant to benefit with. There are numeros healthy choices on the menu to begin with for the students who don't want the…
The kids may eat healthy at school, but thats not going to stop them from eating junk food at home(Lets Move). Some kids are probably never going to eat healthy. This shows the there are better ways to handle childhood obesity. Instead of trying to force healthy foods into the lunch menu we could teach students about exercising and staying fit. That way they’ll strive to be healthy outside of school to.…
Junk food is a major cause of childhood obesity. Writer Bob notes that today, about one in three American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963 (Bob, 1). The bad food offered in public schools contributes to this unacceptable problem. A single 12-ounce can of soda has as much as 13 teaspoons of sugar in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. Many of these sodas are available to kids in school at low prices as well as many other completely unhealthy foods like chips and cookies Due to the lack of fresh and flavorful food, many students will choose to buy the cheap junk food offered instead. If we could stock vending machines and cafeterias with healthier foods, it would definitely make a dent in the childhood obesity rate.…
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 in childhood obesity.…
It is not surprising that Los Angeles and many school districts in the country have been introducing strict bans on unhealthy foods due to an alarming problem with childhood obesity. The problem became more apparent when a national study conducted by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) found that one in three American children attending public schools were reported to be obese (Chase, par. 7). Most of the blame for the alarming ratio of student obesity was directed to “junk” foods and sedentary activity. In response, Los Angeles schools and many other schools in the country have made it a mission to offer their students healthier menus and encourage good eating habits largely by banning food items that are deemed unhealthy.…
If students eat healthy at school I believe that it would help influence them to eat healthy at home. Jane E Brody says that "schools that introduce healthful foods in the classroom have shown that they are more likely to be eaten in the lunchroom and at home" (A31). I believe that that means that just by students knowing what some healthy foods are they are more inclined to pick healthier foods when eating at home.…
To offer healthier options in schools vending machines and lunch options for students can influence their behaviors into what they put into their body on a daily basis. In addition, due to the growing technologies many people are walking less using cars, buses, and escalators, to get from one place to another. Therefore, environmental changes in the transportation systems and by having more stairs and sidewalk can allow people to walk more and to get their daily exercise they need in order to prevent from being obese. As Wexler stated, “ Policy makers were exhorted to create more community-based obesity prevention and treatment programs... They also were advised to enact public policy to create and maintain safe and accessible sidewalks, walking and bicycle paths, and stairs.” (Wexler 2007) However, the disadvantages that environmental changes follow by can be due to the limiting resources such as land to provide sidewalk in a community, or providing fresh produce to students due to funding of the school lunches programs or limiting access for fresh produce.…
Will a healthy breakfast or a healthy lunch provide any benefit to our children? This a…
Firstly, increasing the cost of Junk- Food will promote healthy eating in school cafeterias. Nutritionists urge schools to forgo some of the profits on lower- fat foods in either the vending machines or the cafeteria and to charge more for high- fat foods to make up the difference (Rosin 182). A study led by Dr. Jeffrey and Dr. Simone French at a university conducts the percentage of low- fat snacks purchased increased by 80 percent, from 25 percent of total…