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Persuasive Essay On Healthy School Lunches

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Awesome,we eat at school.
Tired of junk food in cafeterias? No time to prepare a healthy lunch box? Be worried about the quality of foods in restaurants? Come to eat healthy school lunches. Most of students spend almost half of their day at school. It is an essential part that they have to eat at school. Some kids usually prefer to buy junk food due to it tastes more delicious, while others decide to bring a lunch box which is made by costing plenty of personal time. Choosing healthy school meals can be a smart way to solve the negative impact of fast food and the problem of time. I insist that each school should start to provide healthy school lunches to students because it is important for young generation’s to be healthier or have adequate …show more content…

In fact, offering healthy school lunches can ensure that every student consumes enough energy and a variety of nutrients. Consuming junk foods will provide extra calories and energy. However, the important number of nutrients our bodies need to grow and be healthy is limited, such as proteins, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Australian students aged 14–18 years get more than 40% of their daily energy from these types of foods, which is concerning [1]. Junk foods and soft drinks are not necessary to offer the nutrients kids need but that may add diversity to people’s diet (according to the Australian dietary guidelines), which means they are “not needed to meet nutrient requirements and do not belong to the five food groups” [2]. If a school was able to sever healthier and quantitative meals for student according to the new students nutrition standards, everyone could be ensured to get the normal account of energy and nutrient they need to complete their daily …show more content…

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[2] National Health and Medical Research Council. 2013. Australian Dietary Guidelines Summary. Canberra, ACT: National Health and Medical Research Council.
[3] Caruso, M. L., & Cullen, K. W. (2015). Quality and cost of student lunches brought from home. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(1), 86-90.
[4] Farris, A. R., Misyak, S., Duffey, K. J., Davis, G. C., Hosig, K., Atzaba-Poria, N., McFerren, M. M., & Serrano, E. L. (2014). Nutritional comparison of packed and school lunches in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children following the implementation of the 2012 – 2013 National School Lunch Program standards. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 46(6), 621-626.
[5] Farris, A. R., Misyak, S., Duffey, K. J., Davis, G. C., Hosig, K., Atzaba-Poria, N., McFerren, M. M., & Serrano, E. L. (2014). Nutritional comparison of packed and school lunches in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children following the implementation of the 2012 – 2013 National School Lunch Program standards. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 46(6),

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