When I was reading through the news today, I saw an article talking about trying to restrict what schools sell to children, making unhealthy choices more scarce and healthy choices more plentiful. But, I can't help but think that it isn't the schools where the problems are. Many times, children go home, and the first thing they do when they are at home is start eating snacks, the majority of them unhealthy. If they were to have good eating habits at home, it would probably make their food choices at school wiser. I think that one of the problems that we have is that we are now calling obesity a "disease." Calling it a disease is like giving people an excuse. Disease, to me, implies something that you cannot overcome. Obesity can be overcome, but it takes effort. Effort, something that many people are not willing to put forth. Everything contributes...fast food, online shopping, home delivery dry cleaning, children playing video games instead of playing outside, parents getting home later and not making well balanced meals....all of the above. Above all, I feel like it is something that can be combatted....and should.
Obesity in the U.S.
By JessyD - Posted on April 7th, 2006
I agree with you, but any small step helps. Schools obviously can't change what goes on in the student's home so at least if they let the child have one healthy meal a day, it's better than none.
This is true, but unfortunately, I think that more than this is going to have to be done. In the county where I live though, it seems as if they are almost counteracting attempts like these because there are so many kids in the school system that they have to cut down on the number of days of P.E. from two times a week to 2 times every seven days. I guess that's what overpopulationg a city does.
I agree. No matter what the schools serve, even if they serve lots of junk food, kids are going to eat what they want at home or outside of school. The schools are doing the best they can without losing money and trying to satifsy the government and parents and students.