School Lunch Programs
By: Kaira Woods-Ortiz
About the Project
Initial Thoughts
How are School lunch Programs affecting the health of Children?
School lunch programs are affecting the health in children in the worst ways for young children. However, the USDA is trying to put a stop to the issues by adding stricter guidelines and meeting the nutritional values for the lunches. “In fact, at schools where meals exceeded USDA nutritional guides, the students eating the free or discounted meals were 12.3% less likely to be obese than those who did not eat the lunches.” This evidence proves my answer because since the USDA has been involved with the school lunch programs it has help the obesity percentage lesson. If the government continues to stay involved with the lunches the the lunch programs will be affecting the children in a good way.
School lunch programs are affecting the health in children in the worst ways for young children. However, the USDA is trying to put a stop to the issues by adding stricter guidelines to having nutritional values for the lunches. “In fact, at schools where meals exceeded USDA nutritional guides, the students eating the free or discounted meals were 12.3% less likely to be obese than those who didn’t eat the lunches.” This evidence proves my answer because since the USDA has been involved with the school lunch programs it has help the obesity percentage lesson.
Is the "Let's Move" campaign doing anything to help school lunches?
Federal School Lunches Linked to Childhood Obesity
The “Let’s Move” campaign partnered up with the USDA after finding out the federal funding lunches were linked to childhood obesity. When a report came out stating…. “The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity report, which said that more than 30 percent of American children ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese. The report recommends serving healthier foods in schools.” Michelle Obama is helping the school lunches by funding them as long as they follow the rules and guidelines in changing the lunches.
The “Let’s Move” campaign partnered up with the USDA after finding out the federal funding lunches were linked to childhood obesity. When a report came out stating…. “The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity report, which said that more than 30 percent of American children ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese. The report recommends serving healthier foods in schools.” Michelle Obama is helping the school lunches by funding them as long as they follow the rules and guidelines in changing the lunches.
What's happening with Leyden Lunches?
A: Ms. Lee would like to try to have more fresh food, although she already tried to add more fresh foods but no students would eat it.
Q: Where do you get the food from that you serve to students?
A: Companies: Chicken and meats: Goldkist Breads and pizza crust from local bakery or alpha baking
Q: Do our school lunches follow the nutritional guidelines?
A: Yes they do meet the guidelines they have to she said
Q: How many school lunches in a month are 'home made'?
A: Salads freshly washed and cut, pasta sauce is homemade, sandwiches,soup made from scratch,
pizza is homemade as well
Why are School Lunch Program a major problem that people should be aware of?
Solutions to the Issues
Schools should offer better varieties of vegetables and fruits - for example, instead of oranges and apples, maybe offer strawberries and watermelon.
Get the parents involved and let them know the risks of unhealthy food.
Get rid of the snack stores that don’t follow the guidelines
Thoughts after my Project
What I really learned about my topic was how school lunches have been the leading cause to childhood obesity. Ideas and things I learned that I will take from my research is that when they they take out or the unhealthy foods it is really helping out the children from becoming obese. One thing from my topic that i would share with people from my topic is that the USDA wants to change the percent of childhood obesity from where it is now to 30 percent. I found the inquiry project challenging at some parts finding sources and sometimes being able to understand the articles. Doing this project can help me in the future in finding sources from the database and make it easier and less stressful for the next research project I do get. This project really opened my eyes about what I'm putting into my body it has change the way I look at things and that I know people have the best interest in helping and putting an end to childhood obesity.
Works Cited
"Federal School Lunches Linked to Childhood Obesity, Says SMU Research." SMU Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2015.
Sifferlin, Alexandra, and Alexandra Sifferlin. "Stricter School Lunch Standards Lead To Lighter Kids | TIME.com." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2015.