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Submitted by Jcicero13 on December 11, 2005
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Don't Just Sugar Coat it!
An article published in Health Source Consumer Edition pointed out, "In a perfect world kids would eat all their fresh and raw vegetables, turn their nose up to sugary drinks and desserts and spend all their free time in a physical activity conductive to building healthy bodies and strong character." (Miller, 2003, p.1) However, this isn't a perfect world, and children do not choose vegetables over sugary treats. But what is even more disturbing, are the bad eating habits that are turning into a national wide concern; obesity. "Childhood obesity is the fastest growing problem and the precursor to a lifetime of more serious physical and emotional problems, problems that are certainly reversible, if not preventable, with proper diet and exercise." (Miller, 2003, p.1) Most children are not mature enough to handle the decision to choose between healthy foods over the junk food offered, so it is important to limit them to the best food possible. School lunches are playing a large part of this growing problem.
Parents can only limit their child's food intake at home, but what about where they spend eight hours a day, and consume a very large portion of food; school? You would think that a school spends time teaching our children how to be healthy, and the consequences of being obese, however they don't seem to act on their teachings'. According to the "American Family Physician" (1998), "The average student, from the first day of first grade until the last day of high school, spends a total of 1,000 hours in the cafeteria." (p.417) This is a great amount of time that child is away from their parents influence and has the freedom to choose what they want to eat. When children choose to eat unhealthy lunches it is usually in part because they don't know any better, and partially because the healthy alternatives aren't very appealing or always available. By doing this children aren't looking at the long term...
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