"Proper nutrition is the key to helping young adolescents reach their full developmental potential" (Coming of Age, pg. 123). If this is the case, why are school lunches not that nutritious? Schools have gone from feeding healthy, homemade meals, to feeding students out of a can and box. Though these meals may save time and money for the school, in the long run they are not saving anything as far as the health of the students goes. I realize that they try to give students the full servings for fruits, vegetables, dairy, protein, etc., but what about the massive amounts of fat and carbohydrates that they feed them as well? When looking at a lunch menu for my school, I noticed that the amount of carbohydrates and fats served in one day is what would be appropriate for one week! I couldn't believe what I saw.
The most difficult thing to take in all this is that for some students, the school lunch is the most nutritious meal they have each day! Something needs to be done to make these meals truly nutritious! What can we do....
Wouldn't this be a terrific idea for a unit plan...on nutrition. Given all the publicity about childhood obesity and need for proper nutrition and looking at what we actually eat everyday? I see lots of possibilities!
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