Future obesity problems are predicted
to cost the state of Texas up to 8 and a half times more than what improving
the nutrition in public school lunches will cost. Children are forming
unhealthy food habits in school, where they are not under the eye of their
parents. It wouldn’t be a problem if these unhealthy foods weren’t provided to
the kids. These young children are not equipped with the knowledge they need to
make healthy food choices. There shouldn’t be Honey Buns, chocolate chip
cookies, etc. available to these children on an every day basis. Something
needs to be implemented to train these kid’s minds differently. For example,
having dessert on only Fridays would get them in the habit of thinking of the
dessert as a “treat,” not an every day necessity.
The
children’s bad food choices could lead to future health problems, one of the
worst being diabetes. According to USA Today,(Source) obesity could affect 42% of
Americans by 2030. Click on the link below to check out a video containing more information regarding today's obesity.
The
unhealthy food provided is not the only problem. People are complaining that there
isn’t enough healthy foods offered to the children to “fill them up.” After many complaints about public school’s
“skimpy” lunch portions, USDA is working to increase the portion size for the
upcoming year, adding larger portions of meat.
For more information about the issue of child obesity, check out the following links:
Shelby Knight
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