We have run numerous articles on the hope that school lunches would improve because kids deserve healthier food and to improve their chances of retaining knowledge.
But as we all know, there are outside forces — fast food, peer pressure, and food marketing — that makes the temptation out of the quick and not-so-healthy.
Making school lunches healthier isn't enough, especially when kids have ready-set options within reach. Schools are pushing to limit outside food on campus. But if your school has a open cafeteria policy, too often, the kids are going out for lunch.
This The Globe and Mail (Toronto) article demonstrates what happens when kids can go outside the cafeteria for lunch. Of course, these are high-schoolers. 9-year-olds usually don't have access to wheels.
Healthy food at lunchtime only is effective if kids eat it. Teaching kids is supposed to be why they are at school, and that task becomes more of a fair battle if they can't leave campus.
Teenagers have plenty of opportunities to eat badly throughout the day and on the weekend. While they are in school, they are the responsibility of the community. There is an obligation to do right by them, starting with what goes in their tummies.
I agree. Foods in school should be healthy and nutritious.
Posted by: corporate team building | October 07, 2010 at 01:31 AM