Are Lunch Portions Fair for All Students?
Studies
- Studies show that the proper portion varies between the child's size.
- In High School, there are various sizes and shapes.
- Height can range from 4'10" to 6'5" with further outliers.
- Weight can range from 80lbs to 300lbs with possible outliers.
- Factors such as activity, sports, and metabolism can contribute to weight
- Increased activity requires increased portion sizes. Michael Phelps: 10,000 calories/per day
- Opinion: Those who do chose to eat healthy with correct portions on the various food groups and do regular exercise should not be punished for those who can't eat correct portions. Schools offer the correct information on how weight effects lifestyle, but it still is a completely personal decision.
- Cite: Momables, Laura. "School Lunch & Portion Sizes - MOMables® - Real Food Healthy School Lunch & Meal Ideas Kids Will LOVE." MOMables Real Food Healthy School Lunch Meal Ideas Kids Will . N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
I think the school should let us eat whatever we want
ReplyDeleteGood blog. I think they should give us the option to eat healthy food or slightly unhealthy food. If the students' parents don't want them choosing the unhealthy food, they will pack their lunch, instead.
ReplyDeleteI think the school should keep us from eating too much but the food should be a better quality.
ReplyDeleteYeah i really absolutely hate schools lunches, that's why i have lunch release which i believe everyone should be able to have. To have to freedom to leave school grounds and decide where they want to go eat instead of being limited to crappy school lunches and sub-par bagged lunches.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think the government should take their noses out of what we eat and not force people who do eat fine to eat less. If you go on google, check out the woman who recently became the health director of Belgium.
ReplyDeleteGood article, check out mine.
They should give the students a more nutritious lunch as well as more variety. More students would probably buy lunch if there was more variety, not just pizza, PB&J, and the daily special.
ReplyDeleteI think that school lunches are ridiculous and do not give students especially athletes enough nutrition to perform daily activity's to the best of their abilities.
ReplyDeleteYou can get double lunch or extra entree, and they almost always serve meat, chicken, or something nutritious with the meals. Of course everything can be better but it might not be worth the effort. Though there are some schools that serve brand name foods and ice cream and other comfort foods and snacks/drinks, but the schools get money for those companies which is horrible.
ReplyDeleteHey Nate! I think that school lunches should provide us with better quality food since a lot of us pay for it. I also believe that we should be given bigger portions of food! Let the athletes eat! We are in high school; we are still growing kids. Cool blog!
ReplyDeleteI like it but you should try to add a poll because i wonder what peoples opinions on schoo lunches are
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