School Lunch: Nutrition or Responsibility? Modern Problems 18 December 2012 Modern Problems 18 December 2012 School Lunch: Nutrition or Responsibility? Introduction: Skim milk‚ sweet potato wedges‚ fresh fruit‚ and raw vegetables are what’s on the menu for school-lunch goers (Yee‚ par. 4). All of these are replacing cheese-laden nachos‚ French fries‚ and two percent milk (par. 4). A teacher at Mukwonago High School in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin states‚ “There is a reduction in nacho chips‚ there
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“Where do you want to sit for lunch?” I said as my friends and I made our way through the crowded lunch room. “The lunch line is all they way out to the hallway‚” my friend said in disbelief. The lunchroom is not big enough for all of these kids and the lines are too long to wait in. At most high schools lunch is the best time of the day‚ but also the busiest. School lunches don’t look appetizing and are not the healthiest. Personally‚ I bring my lunch everyday just for those reasons‚ but
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the beginning of the school year and there are numerous changes at Stillwater Area High School that are now being implemented such as the new lunch schedule. With this new lunch schedule it adds an additional lunch giving us four lunches and cuts the normal lunch time of 30 minutes to 25 and here’s why. You see the reasoning of this additional fourth lunch is to accommodate for the rapid increase of students. For instance last year there was around 1‚400 students that went to SAHS ‚ this year there
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The song goes‚ "the best things in life are free" well‚ in order to get the best things in life‚ you have to survive first right? And in order to survive‚ you need to do a lot of work to have a lot of money. Nothing in this material world is free. Everything comes from something else. And somehow‚ somebody out there is paying for it even though you got something for absolutely nothing. Here’s a situation. You’re sitting in a restaurant and the owner rewards you with free food for being the first
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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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groups. It disturbs me that nearly half of the world’s population lives on less than $2 per day (Anderson & McFarlane‚ 2011). In our community of Hampton Roads‚ more than 87‚700 children are eligible to participate in reduced price or free lunch programs at area public schools (Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia‚ 2013). Studies have shown that children who suffer from food insecurity also endure adverse effects on their physical‚ behavioral and mental health‚ development‚ and academic achievement
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Before reading‚ “Lunch” by Matt Reed‚ i did not know that financial aid covered meal plans at universities. I think financial aid should consider doing something same for a community college. I support Redd’s plan for free or reduced meals at a community college. If you give students a certain amount of money to use each day and then it is gone‚ then it will help the government spend efficiently. I felt dejected after reading “For Homeless Students‚ ‘Education Was the Only Way Out’” by Kelly Field
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heard school lunch horror stories‚ pulling the lunch lady’s facial hair out of a half-eaten cheese sandwich or worse pulling it out of your mouth‚ but many wonder what really goes on in a public school’s cafeteria. As a future educational professional my greatest goal is students’ success. An important part of children’s success has to do with them being prepared to be successful. They need to be prepared emotionally as well as physically. Having a healthy and fulfilling breakfast and lunch are key parts
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In the article no lunch left behind by Alice Walters and Katrina Heron they try to purpose better food for schools and adjusting kids eating habits. Schools should be trying to cut obesity and provide helathier food on campus‚ since obesity has been increasing in the younger age. I think we need to provide better food‚ keep soda out of machines‚ and add more fruit and vegables with the lunch’s that are provided at school. ." The long list of options includes high-fat‚ low grade meats and
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But one thing that sometimes is forgotten in this life readjustment phase is... what are you going to pack everyday for lunch and snacks for your gluten sensitive child. The grocery shelves are full of great snacks that "all the cool kids" have in their lunches like crackers‚ cookies‚ chips‚ or candy. Maybe you are one of those parents that like to pack a little healthier lunch with the protein bar or that great chewy
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