Healthier School Lunches
Summary: Schools cut down on their amount of calories in their school lunches. They went from an unhealthy portion to a healthier calorie count and more veggies. Schools also cut whole fat milk out of the meal and the calories stood at 750-850 for middle and high schoolers. When kids said that the "new improved" lunches left them hungry at the end of the day, schools went back and revised their lunches and added more meat and grain servings but made sure they were still healthy.
Connection to Health Class: We have learned that obesity has sky-rocketed in the last couple of decades all around the United States. We have also learned that the number of kids under eighteen years of age has gone up as well. School lunches definitely has an impact on this rise in percentages because when children ingest these unhealthy lunches loaded with calories and processed, fake food, it is clogs arteries and can definitely cause Type 2 Diabetes and obesity.
Discussion Question: If you buy lunch, do our lunches leave you hungry at the end of the day? Are they appetizing to you, why or why not? What would you add or get rid of in our own lunches here at Aragon and why?
I have bough lunch at school before and I don't feel like I was hungry after. Most of the school lunches are appetizing but I feel that some taste too fake or artificial. I think that Aragon lunches should have more flavor in their foods and should remove some junk foods. They could try replacing fried foods with something more organic and tasty.
ReplyDeleteI have never bought lunch at school before, so I do not know if they you hungry at the ned of the day or if they fill you up. Buying a lunch at school does not appetite me because I think that the food will be gross and will not taste good. I have never bought a school lunch from Aragon before like I have said so I don't know what I would add or get rid of, but I have heard from friends that buy lunch at Aragon that if they could get rid of a food it would be the sandwiches because a sandwich is a type of food you can have at home and they want to buy food that is necessarily not served at home all the time or at all.
ReplyDeleteI have bought lunch at Aragon before, and I have to say that the taste wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but it wasn't that great either. Also, the size of the lunch is actually quite small, compared with my middle school lunch. I usually have to also buy a side snack to make myself full. Aragon does have vegetables and fruits that you can take, but they don't taste that great, so most people don't end up eating them. I think Aragon needs to find something that tastes good, and is healthy.
ReplyDeleteI think the lunch Aragon has to offer is decent because the flavor is alright but the portion is too small. By the end of lunch i'm still hungry so i end up eating more at home. However i like the fruits and vegetables they have to offer but i think that the vending machine is too overpriced.
ReplyDeleteSchool lunches have never left me hungry at the end of the day. Most of the food is appetizing to me because they have great food selection here at Aragon. There are some foods that don't taste good because it tastes like its been processed and frozen for a long time. Aragon should get rid of these processed, frozen foods. They should also add more flavors and less frozen foods. In my opinion, Aragon has a good food selection overall.
ReplyDeleteI have never bought lunch at the school, but I think they shouldn't leave you hungry, so you won't have to buy some more. I have never bought lunch at school, as I said before, because I think it is much healthier to eat some homemade food, than any fast food they sell like pizza, but I'm sure they also will have not-junk food like healthy sandwiches. I don't really know what they should get rid of, but I've seen many people buying fried food, so it could be a good idea to get rid of some fried food.
ReplyDeleteI haven't bought school lunches, but from what I've seen, the portions are too small. This is coming from someone who doesn't eat brunch and usually only has two or three things for lunch. I think that Aragon should slightly increase the food portions, but not much, as there is always the option to buy snacks.
ReplyDeleteI think that we should definitely add more to school lunches. The portions are much too small. During 7th period I get vey hungry and really want to eat. It distracts my learning. Also this forces me to buy snacks from the vending machine because I am hungry. I just think the lunches are appetizing but not enough for many people so we should add more.
ReplyDeleteMost of the lunches at Argon high school are appetizing.If you eat the pizza at argon it does leave you hungry at the end of the day.If the school can it should add a fruit with the pizza because most of foods that are appetizing also come with fruit or vegetables .If they don't it will be really unhealthy because the pizza is very oily.
ReplyDeleteMost of the lunches are appetizing but may not be the healthiest. Aragon's school lunches don't leave me hungry if you get the right thing for how hungry you are. The only thing I would add is to have fruit with the pizza because alone pizza is very unhealthy.
ReplyDeletePersonally I don't buy the food at school because I don't like to eat cafeteria food after weird experiences. Off of what I see other people eating it is pizza, sandwiches or fruit cup things. So there are healthy options there for you. I think to make it more appetizing for the students is to have restaurant like food in the campus.
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