http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/health/nutrition/08junk.html?pagewanted=1&ref=dining
It’s about freak’in time. I agree with the federal Government on this one, which is a rare thing. I usually stay out of political discussions for the pure fact I never agree with what any of the major parties have to say, because they are all pompous, self-righteous egotistical greed mongers who are the legislative puppets of their corporate masters. But, I think the Obama administration is on a good role here. The fact that children are getting fatter is evident, the fact that most of them eat 1-2 meals a day at school is evident. Therefore the schools must be held responsible to a certain degree. Now the parents can be blamed, because usually the overweight kids go home to their overweight parents. Therefore the government and the schools have a chance here to be better models for the future generations of this country than the people who birthed them. Parents pay taxes to schools so they can educate their children, to become upstanding citizens. How can they be upstanding if they can barely get out of a chair? Get the junk out of the schools, children are weak willed, more so than their parents and putting these choices in front of them is basically serving them heart disease and diabetes down the road. We have classes telling the children to not do drugs, because they will potentially kill you later in life, why not do the same for high fat, sugary foods in excess, which will potentially kill you later in life. It only makes logical sense. Blame can be tossed around all it wants, but the fact remains, people are getting fatter, younger and it’s about time the people we pay and elect did something to overrule the complacency Americans have shown when it comes to their health. It may also stimulate the economy a bit as a side effect because of how much money they say it will cost. This however is just my opinion.
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I agree that this is definitely a good idea for schools. I usually brought lunch to school, but when I had to buy, there were no healthy options. All that was offered was fried chicken sandwiches, cheeseburgers, pizzas and fries and a measly excuse for a side salad. This is one of the main reasons that children eat so badly, they have these choices at school so they make the same choices in the outside world. I think it is also a good thing that the first lady is showing a good example by also incorporating eating healthier into her family life. I think there will be a big change in the food that kids eat, and enjoy, because of this initiative.
ReplyDeleteI agree that surgary items should be controled in schools, but not banned. This article talked about one school that used the sale of candy for things the students needed. My high school did this too. My high school had a school store that sold a lot of candy. Students taking business classes as electives got to run the store and the profit went to events the business classes would put together. Also a lot of school groups would sell candy to rasie money for field trips and travel expenses for sports teams. I think teaching the children how to eat healthier would be better than just banning all sugary foods. Desserts in moderation are ok. Plus if we just banned the surgary foods and don't teach our children why its bad for them they will just buy candies and sodas from eslewhere. The schools sould also have healthly snack and dessert options. For example, instead of a prepackaged browine, the school could offer homemade desserts that used low fat or no fat products. Or schools could make more snacks or desserts with friuts, like friut salad, baked apple slices, and friut parfaits.
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