Should the government regulate school lunches?
Honestly, I can't tell you how unhealthy the school lunches are. Yes, they try to give us side dishes of salad but that's to counteract the greasy pizza they give us. I stopped eating lunch at school a long time ago because it makes me sick. A lot of kids can't have their parents make their lunch or they don't have time to make it themselves. And sometimes there really is nothing too healthy at home either. Shouldn't we have something different at school, at least?
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If you propose this idea to support the "healthification" of the menu, you are in the right, but you have to consider the fact that "junk food" is also available in vending machines and such, existing because of the assertion of food and snack companies. A student may still choose to eat unhealthy snacks from this source. A healthier menu in the current one's stead is not pricier, so the only reason schools may choose not to serve the healthier is either (1) they do not know of this option, or (2) they get other benefits from serving unhealthier foods (the likelier). |
