Title: School Lunch In America: Why It’s Unhealthy And How You Can Improve It
Headings: Why School Lunches in America Are Unhealthy and 10 Ways You Can Take Action to Improve Them
Why School Lunches in America Are Unhealthy and 10 Ways You Can Take Action to Improve Them
Summary
The State of School Lunches In America
But School Lunches Can Improve
Why Are School Lunches in America Unhealthy?
Funding
The USDA Foods Program
The School Milk Program
Unhealthy School Vendors
Why the Quality of School Lunches Matters for Students
1) Better Learning and Memory
2) Improved Concentration
3) Better Overall Health
4) Better Behavior and Fewer Problems
5) Better Academic Performance
6) Reducing Obesity
7) Better Habits for the Future
Federal Changes to Make American School Lunches Healthier
Problems Faced by School Lunch Programs
10 Ways You Can Help Improve School Food
Show your support for healthy school lunches in your community.
Be an advocate for healthier food in your school district.
Start a farm-to-school program.
Get a school garden in a school.
Start Meatless Mondays in a school.
Advocate for more plant-based options.
Help increase nutrition education in a school.
Advocate for lunchtimes that are long enough for students to get to eat.
Contact elected officials.
Students can take action, too.
What If School Lunches Around the World Encouraged Healthy Eating Behaviors?
Tell us in the comments:
What are your experiences with school lunch?
How will you take action?
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Content: What was the result? Problem behaviors fell 47%. Similarly, in Virginia, 300 particularly hardened juvenile delinquents were put on a diet with no chemical additives and little sugar for two years. During that time, incidences of theft fell 77%, insubordination dropped 55%, and hyperactivity went down by 65%. Also, in 2008, a comprehensive analysis from the Harvard School of Public Health concluded that students with access to nutritious meals had lower rates of aggression and disciplinary problems. 5) Better Academic Performance
According to a study conducted at the University of California at Berkeley, students who eat healthier school lunches achieve higher standardized test scores. And a 2008 study published in the Journal of School Health found an association between higher quality diets and better performance on exams. 6) Reducing Obesity
Obesity rates among children nearly tripled from 1970 to 2000. And according to a 2017 projection published in The New England Journal of Medicine, most 2-year-olds in America today will develop obesity by the time they turn 35. But could school lunches help reduce obesity?