...about. Now imagine this: their parents don’t have any control over their decision, but instead the government is telling them what they can and cannot do. This is becoming more and more of a problem recently with the regulation of children’s school lunches. The government is intervening too much, and they overstepping the boundaries in the lives of this country’s citizens. What people choose to do with their money should be their responsibility. The government needs to take a giant step back when it comes to something everyone enjoys and is a big part of everyday life: food....
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...Greasy pizza. Mushy fruit. Salad made of just lettuce. This is an example of a lunch many school kids eat when they get lunch from their school cafeteria. Students joke, and complain, and rebel against meals like these, Patrik Jonsson discusses this in his article ‘’Kids rebel against bland foods in lunch line: Time for a 'pasta exemption'?’’ (2015). He talks about how kids are responding to all these regulations on school food. “School lunches have been the subject of jokes, snickers, and outright mockery since at least the 1980s” (Jonsson, 2015, para. 4). This statement sums up what many kids talk about during lunchtime. I hear people complaining about what they’ve found on their lunch plates almost daily, how there’s no flavor, and if there is, it’s not a good one. Some students will refuse to eat lunch even if they are hungry because they simply don’t like the food the school provides....
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...chose is “Should changes be made to the regulations for foods that are served in public schools”. My audience is everyone who has kids attending public schools. Meals served in school not all makes children in the USA overweight or obese but also makes them less involved in physical activities. The thesis statement for this is to improve the quality of meals keeping in mind nutrition standards that has been served in public schools. School meals should include fruits and vegetables foods rich in whole grains in their menu. • Explain the reason for selecting topic two, identify the audience, and provide a preliminary thesis statement. The second topic I chose is “Should children of parents who do not allow them to be vaccinated be allowed to attend public school". My audience is parents of children who are attending public schools. All vaccines are regulated by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for safety and effectiveness. Children’s’ who are not vaccinated are prone to serious illness and can cause health risk to other children’s who are vaccinated. Therefore, children who are not vaccinated should not be allowed to attend the public school. The thesis statement for this is that vaccination is safe and prevents illness, including rubella, diphtheria, and whooping cough and all children’s should be vaccinated. • Explain the reason for selecting topic three, identify the audience, and provide a preliminary thesis statement. Third topic I chose is “Should citizens...
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...such high amounts of sodium in foods or if the companies should be looking out for the benefit of society rather than their own profits. If companies keep including such high amounts of sodium in their products the health of society and their consumers suffers, all so these companies can make more money. 2) I think that the ethical frameworks that should guide companies when it comes to sodium content are utilitarianism and individualism. Practicing utilitarianism when considering sodium would be seeing that too much sodium would not be maximizing the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people. Practicing individualism would be valuing that people have personal goals and values when it comes to health, and that things lower in sodium would be the better, more healthy choice. With both individualism and utilitarianism, the minority seems to suffer. People who don’t have as much money to make healthier choices suffer. It seems that processed food, high in sodium is cheaper because it lasts a lot longer. Therefore, lower income individuals and families aren’t left with as many (healthy) choices when shopping for food. 3) In my opinion, the legal aspects of sodium content in foods would be the FDA reexamining how much salt should be allowed in foods. Since they are finding high sodium intake to be a leading cause of all different health issues, legal aspects would be an issue. For example, if school lunches were to be high in sodium and kids started getting sick...
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...going back to school. Shopping for new pencils, backpacks and notebooks is always an exciting time for both parents and children alike. Because children have an interest in the things that they are purchasing for school, this is also a great time to discuss how to budget a back to school allowance. When planning for how students will be spending their back to school funds, there are a few key areas that families will want to keep in mind. 1. Back to School Lunches School lunches can vary in both their price and their appeal according to different school systems. Parents will need to consider whether their child will be taking their lunch on some days or buying a lunch from the cafeteria during the week. Another aspect of school lunches for families to discuss is if a student will also be buying breakfast as this can substantially increase a back to school budget. If the student will be allowed to purchase extras such as dessert, then this will also need to be planned out beforehand. Families will also want to plan for any extra snacks or meals that a student might wish to have for when they get home after school. Depending upon the school, parents can decide upon the best way to handle this portion of a student’s back to school allowance for kids. Some schools arrange for an account to be set up so that parents can prepay while others simply accept cash. How this should be handled will depend upon a student’s age and the family’s level of trust. [pic]2. Back to School Supplies Some...
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...What causes childhood obesity? ENG. 122 January 29, 2012 What causes childhood obesity? Childhood obesity is a serious condition that affects over 25 million American Children. It is very important to completely comprehend the scope and nature of this epidemic. Children spend the majority of their day in school and most of them eat breakfast or lunch at least once a day in the school cafeteria. Is it possible that high calorie processed foods that are served in school cafeteria’s can be contributed to childhood obesity? In this paper, I will discuss the effects of childhood obesity, what I believe contributes to it, the proper nutrition that children need to stay healthy, and what can be done to prevent this from happening in the future. It is important to understand what our children are eating at school and if the foods they are eating can potentially cause them to become obese. Childhood obesity has escalated over the past decades and is only getting worse. According to The National Academies Press, (2005) “Nationwide, roughly nine million children over six years of age are obese— with elevated risks of both health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and poor quality of life, possibly throughout adulthood”. Obesity can cause numerous health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and even death. Obesity in our children is now, more than ever, becoming a serious threat...
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... Most adults spend more money than teens do. Some businesses have made major changes to their business strategies. A business should have a right to ban teens. Teens are being disruptive and disrespectful. Teen behavior is discouraging patrons from visiting businesses. According to the newspaper, “teenagers are noisy, and are always on their cell phones” Teenagers turn the wealthier, more loyal customers away. Businesses have a tough enough time making it in this economy. “The policy is that kids aren't allowed to use businesses as a hangout,” as said by Kayleen Schaefer. They don’t need people turning their loyal customers away. Most adults spend more money than teens do. According to the Business Analysis for a restaurant in July and and in October, “ patrons were 80% adults in July and 73% minors in the month of October.” It is stating that during the school month adult patrons haven't been going to because of teenagers being present. While students are on vacation adult patrons take advantage of the time and go have a quiet lunch. Some businesses have made major changes to their business strategies. After identifying a decrease in profits during the school months, Mr. Jones realize that many of his faithful, adult, wealthier, customers mostly business people from the offices that surround his restaurant downtown we're staying away from his business due to the havoc high school students cause every day at lunch. Therefore, he proclaimed the hours between noon and 3 PM “quiet lunch” ...
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...Obesity Ruba Albaroudi 150/150 A Obesity is becoming an ever growing issue in the United States. It is very important to completely comprehend the scope and nature of this epidemic. Children spend the majority of their day in school and most of them eat breakfast or lunch at least once a day in the school cafeteria. Serving unhealthy food that have high calories, corn syrup, and is processed contribute toward the growing obesity in our country. Although fast food is convenient and inexpensive, we as a society need to stop eating fast food because it has increased health problems. We have to develop ways to eat healthy instead of tempt to choose fatty food that is served in school cafeterias, can be contributing to children becoming obese. There needs to be adjustments to the menus so schools could serve the proper nutrition that children need to stay healthy, as well as preventing this issue from happening in the future. It is important to understand what children are eating at school and if the can potentially cause them to become obese. The food industry often hides the methods of how their food is being produced using excuses like business secrets to cover it up. However, in the end consumers have the right to know what they are eating. Childhood obesity has escalated over the past decades and it is only getting worse. According to The National Academies Press(2005), “Nationwide, roughly nine million children over six years of age are obese— with...
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...Food Served in Schools – There Needs To Be a Change 15 English 215 Research and Writing February 8, 2013 Children and adolescents have increasingly gained weight over the years, with one reason being that children are spending less time engaged in physical activities. Where children used to go outside to play and were physically active, today they can be found in front of television sets for long hours, watching TV or playing video games, neither of which require much physical interaction. Children have also become accustomed to eating fast food and vending machine junk food as opposed to healthy choices in meals. Healthcare providers, teachers and parents can play an important role in helping to reduce obesity in children. Some suggestions to help with this growing problem includes making changes to the food that is served in school cafeterias, and encouraging children to become more physically active. (Green & Reese; 2006) Nearly 1 in 3 children in America are overweight or obese. According to www.childrensdefense.org, “child obesity among school-aged children and adolescents has tripled and is affecting children at an increasingly younger age.” In the spring of 2010, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine studied the nutritional value of school lunches and found that many lunchrooms were still serving foods high in calories, saturated fats, sugars and refined grains. (www.livestrong.com) In order to ensure that school children receive meals...
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...as it is an infant school. The school had a mixture of both male and females of different ethnic background, religion, educational need and ability. In the group I was allocated there were some children that had just turned 4 who therefore had a lower ability to the children that had just turned 5. There was a mixture of both boy and girls in all the classes. There was a range of different religions and ethnic backgrounds such as Muslim, Asian, Jewish etc. There were some children with disabilities and health issues that needed extra help with things but were treated the same as everyone else. There were very few children with physical disabilities such as Cerebral palsy but there was child with Epilepsy. I am going to focus this part of my investigation on the needs of the children that attend Chalkwell hall Infant School. My client group has needs related to health, social, and developmental care. When I visited Chalkwell Hall Infant school I was able to observe how these needs were met within the service by observing the children in reception. The children in reception were aged 4-5 years. This was their first year at Chalkwell Hall. Physical needs The children in reception are given a healthy snack of a fruit or vegetable and milk or water in the morning between 10:00-10:30. They then have a healthy balanced lunch that can be in the form of school dinners, packed lunch or the children can have lunch at home. To ensure that the children's packed lunches are healthy children...
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...School Breakfast and Lunch Programs The Positive Effects on Students and Families The topic of concern that I am going to address is how school breakfast and lunch programs impact the family in various ways. School meal programs, especially breakfast programs, have gotten a significant amount of attention in recent years due to the many studies that have shown the benefits of having these programs. These studies have shown that students who participate in school breakfast programs have better nutrition, less hunger, more food security, better performance in school, and the program could even improve the likelihood that students will eat breakfast on a regular basis (Bartfeld & Ryu, 2011). School breakfast and lunch programs are moving toward having a 100% participation rate, because when students who participated in the programs were analyzed and compared with the non-participation students, results showed significant differences in the categories listed above. (Moffitt, 1995). Being a Dietetics student, I am extremely aware of the importance of nutritious school meal programs because children spend most of their habit-forming years in school. Students need to develop positive breakfast and lunch choices in order to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle in the future. As I briefly stated before, there have been studies done to compare the students who participate in school breakfast and lunch programs with the students who choose not to. The findings indicated that...
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... |FOR FOOD SAFETY IN SCHOOLS | | |[pic] | Introduction This NUT guidance has been prepared to highlight the health and safety hazards which can exist in the absence of clear policies and procedures on the safe preparation of food in schools. It covers a range of issues which need to be addressed when carrying out risk assessments and writing safety policies for food preparation areas, including a detailed examination of the main circumstances in which food and drink are likely to be prepared, served and consumed in schools. It should be made clear at the outset that nothing whatsoever in this briefing should be interpreted as being in conflict with either the letter or the spirit of the School Meals Agreement 1968, which repealed regulations previously enabling local authorities to require teachers to supervise pupils taking school meals. The 1968 Agreement acknowledged that any supervision of pupils during the midday break was voluntary, and that consequently there was no contractual obligation on any teacher to undertake supervision during the midday break. Furthermore, the Agreement established that any teacher volunteering to undertake such supervision should be entitled to a free school meal. > The Legal Framework There are...
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...School Breakfast and Lunch Programs The Positive Effects on Students and Families The topic of concern that I am going to address is how school breakfast and lunch programs impact the family in various ways. School meal programs, especially breakfast programs, have gotten a significant amount of attention in recent years due to the many studies that have shown the benefits of having these programs. These studies have shown that students who participate in school breakfast programs have better nutrition, less hunger, more food security, better performance in school, and the program could even improve the likelihood that students will eat breakfast on a regular basis (Bartfeld & Ryu, 2011). School breakfast and lunch programs are moving toward having a 100% participation rate, because when students who participated in the programs were analyzed and compared with the non-participation students, results showed significant differences in the categories listed above. (Moffitt, 1995). Being a Dietetics student, I am extremely aware of the importance of nutritious school meal programs because children spend most of their habit-forming years in school. Students need to develop positive breakfast and lunch choices in order to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle in the future. As I briefly stated before, there have been studies done to compare the students who participate in school breakfast and lunch programs with the students who choose not to. The findings indicated that...
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...In many school systems across the United States, there are many different opinions on whether or not junk food should be banned. Some people favor the thought of junk food in school systems and feel as though kids should be able to eat what they want. Others believe that schools should provide students with healthier snacks and meals to eat. The true question is, how much is too much? There are certain school systems taking over meal plans and completely banning the food selection for kids to only health choices. Kids should be able to make choices for themselves and eat the food they want too eat. Having junk food in school systems has been known to bring up the percent of obesity in kids, but having junk food will give students freedom of choice, will help the vending contract revenue, and it will save money and complications in creating a new lunch program. Schools that allow students to eat what they want give’s the students dining options and also freedom of choice. Many school systems in America are strict enough already; they do not need to be even stricter and be told what to eat and what not to eat. When students can pick out their own food, it gives the student the feeling of personal responsibility. Margaret Johnson, an English and French teacher at West Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, New Mexico, explains, “ junk food should be sold in schools-along with other food. Students will buy anything that coast under a dollar, is profitable, flavorful,...
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...Running Head: Cafeteria Observations Observing Different Common Areas In an Elementary School Setting Chantil R. Brantley American College of Education In schools, different people can see or observe different things. Some support personnel take information and handle situations completely different than other people. Depending on who is giving the observation could determine if you get a clear accurate picture of the entire situation. Observing the information given about Lacy Elementary School, there are some concerns about the cafeteria situation. Student characteristics can be affected by their surroundings. At Lacy Elementary School, one main concern is the school is overcrowded. The school was built to hold approximately 500 students but it currently over capacity by approximately 150 students. Even though a lot of students tend to not eat breakfast, at Lacy Elementary, it is just the opposite. The bulk of the students come to eat breakfast which is a great way to start the day. According to Basch, skipping breakfast “has a negative impact on academic achievement by adversely affecting cognition and absenteeism” (Basch, 2011). Students sit quietly, talk and finish their homework during the breakfast session. The majority of the students discard their trash in the appropriate places. When it is time for the students to leave and go to class, students aren’t too noisy and exit the cafeteria appropriately. During lunch shift, the students’ actions are completely...
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