Chesire, S. (2014, August 19). Healthy School Lunches Face Tough Taste Test.
The CNN article, Healthy school Lunches Face Tough Taste Test, discusses how some schools are opting out of the National School Lunch Program because the children are not liking what they are being served therefore they are either bringing lunch or going out to get lunch at the nearby fast food places. With an open campus, kids can leave as they please. This is leaving less money being spent in the cafeteria. The USDA says that 1 million fewer students are eating federal school lunches since the guidelines were put into play in 2012. This is due to personal choice or the school not participating in the program anymore. These lunch programs are required to serve skim …show more content…
At school, children generally consume as many as half of their daily calories. With millions participating in the National School Lunch Program and in the National School Breakfast Program, good nutrition is very important. She works with the private sector and the non-profit community to take steps to provide healthy foods in schools. School food suppliers are taking important steps to help meet the U.S. goals. Major school suppliers are working together to meet the recommendations within five years to reduce the amount of sugar, fat, and salt in school meals. The suppliers are also going to increase whole grains and double the amount of produce they use within ten years. The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has also joined the Let’s Move Campaign. They are working towards increasing awareness about childhood obesity. The Administration is ensuring that schools have the proper resources to make changes including training the work staff and upgrading the equipment. I think this source is very credible for my topic because it’s showing how America is taking a stand against bad foods and eating habits in schools. It shows how SNA is working hard to make sure schools have all the resources to make sure children receive the proper foods. Many school suppliers …show more content…
She states that reporters reported “Children residing in states with stringent nutritional standards for school meals had lower rates of obesity than those living in states with more lax regulations.” (Walsh,2013) In schools that fell short of the USDA, requirements the rates of obesity doubled. For more than 65 years, the National School Lunch Program was put into force to help the nutritional needs of children. In years past, many people have criticized its quality. In response to these obstacles, the USDA revised their standards, requesting for more fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk, and for whole grains to be included. Researchers had also considered whether kids compensated by buying unhealthy snacks from vending machines, and found little to no evidence to support that. I think this article is very informative and would be great for my final project. It provides a lot of evidence that childhood obesity is the result of children eating poorly in school and at home. It provides statistics on the rates of obesity between children who bought lunch and children not eating school lunches. Research has found that based on race, location, and other between-variables, the prevalence was 3.7 points higher for children buying lunch compared with children not participating in the lunch
The CNN article, Healthy school Lunches Face Tough Taste Test, discusses how some schools are opting out of the National School Lunch Program because the children are not liking what they are being served therefore they are either bringing lunch or going out to get lunch at the nearby fast food places. With an open campus, kids can leave as they please. This is leaving less money being spent in the cafeteria. The USDA says that 1 million fewer students are eating federal school lunches since the guidelines were put into play in 2012. This is due to personal choice or the school not participating in the program anymore. These lunch programs are required to serve skim …show more content…
At school, children generally consume as many as half of their daily calories. With millions participating in the National School Lunch Program and in the National School Breakfast Program, good nutrition is very important. She works with the private sector and the non-profit community to take steps to provide healthy foods in schools. School food suppliers are taking important steps to help meet the U.S. goals. Major school suppliers are working together to meet the recommendations within five years to reduce the amount of sugar, fat, and salt in school meals. The suppliers are also going to increase whole grains and double the amount of produce they use within ten years. The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has also joined the Let’s Move Campaign. They are working towards increasing awareness about childhood obesity. The Administration is ensuring that schools have the proper resources to make changes including training the work staff and upgrading the equipment. I think this source is very credible for my topic because it’s showing how America is taking a stand against bad foods and eating habits in schools. It shows how SNA is working hard to make sure schools have all the resources to make sure children receive the proper foods. Many school suppliers …show more content…
She states that reporters reported “Children residing in states with stringent nutritional standards for school meals had lower rates of obesity than those living in states with more lax regulations.” (Walsh,2013) In schools that fell short of the USDA, requirements the rates of obesity doubled. For more than 65 years, the National School Lunch Program was put into force to help the nutritional needs of children. In years past, many people have criticized its quality. In response to these obstacles, the USDA revised their standards, requesting for more fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk, and for whole grains to be included. Researchers had also considered whether kids compensated by buying unhealthy snacks from vending machines, and found little to no evidence to support that. I think this article is very informative and would be great for my final project. It provides a lot of evidence that childhood obesity is the result of children eating poorly in school and at home. It provides statistics on the rates of obesity between children who bought lunch and children not eating school lunches. Research has found that based on race, location, and other between-variables, the prevalence was 3.7 points higher for children buying lunch compared with children not participating in the lunch