{"id":33670,"date":"2024-09-29T19:17:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T19:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/write-an-argumentative-essay-for-the-school-board-about-the-best-way-for-your-school-to-meet-the-challenge-of-providing-students-with-nutritional-lunch-options-that-students-will-actually-eat\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T19:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T19:17:08","slug":"write-an-argumentative-essay-for-the-school-board-about-the-best-way-for-your-school-to-meet-the-challenge-of-providing-students-with-nutritional-lunch-options-that-students-will-actually-eat","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/write-an-argumentative-essay-for-the-school-board-about-the-best-way-for-your-school-to-meet-the-challenge-of-providing-students-with-nutritional-lunch-options-that-students-will-actually-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Write an argumentative essay for the school board about the best way for your school to meet the challenge of providing students with nutritional lunch options that students will actually eat."},"content":{"rendered":"
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 <\/span> Kids are busy. Eating takes time. How can you eat well while still getting to school, band, and soccer practice? Let\u2019s take a look at how some kids in America are managing this.<\/span><\/p>\n

I Hear the Bus!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2    For Michael, 14, the bus comes at 7:07 a.m. Lunch isn\u2019t until 12:30 p.m. \u201cI need a lot for breakfast,\u201d he says. He likes eggs\u2014hard-boiled, fried, or scrambled\u2014with toast and orange juice. \u201cIf we aren\u2019t having eggs, Mom makes me eat a handful of walnuts with my oatmeal, or she\u2019ll give me some Greek yogurt and honey. She also gives me fruit, like pineapple chunks or a banana. Sometimes I\u2019m running out the door as I finish!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

3    Megan, 16, heads to high school at 7:30. She likes oatmeal or a bagel with peanut butter for breakfast, but doesn\u2019t always have time for that. \u201cSometimes I wake up late, like this morning, actually!\u201d she says. \u201cI had to grab a bag of frosted shredded wheat and a juice box to have when I got to school.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Snacking After School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4    Connie, 10, gets a ride straight from school to piano lessons once a week. \u201cMy mom has a snack for me in the car when she picks me up from school. It could be fruit, a piece of cheese, or some peanut-butter pretzels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

5    To learn more about after-school snacking, I checked in with a sixth-grade class that has an early lunch-time (11:30 a.m.). Some of these kids are ravenous after school! I asked them to list three of the foods they eat most often when they get home. First-place answer? Fruit! Students listed apples, oranges, bananas, and pears. Second-place? Candy. (It was early November when I surveyed them, shortly after a certain candy-filled holiday.) Milk and cookies tied for third.<\/span><\/p>\n

My Practice Is at Dinnertime<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6    Suppertime sports can make dinner complicated. If you\u2019ve got brothers or sisters, or you play several sports, your family might have an activity on the calendar every night at dinnertime. The problem: kids need to power up before practice, but they don\u2019t want a big meal right before strenuous exercise. The solution: have a heavy snack or simple, small meal after school, and then eat again after the practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

7    Calvin, 12, often faces this situation. He and his brother Ross both play several sports, along with their two sisters. Calvin says, \u201cI eat stuff with a lot of carbs before practice. I\u2019ll make a bagel with cream cheese, or a small sandwich like turkey and mayo on a toasted bagel.\u201d He has dinner with his family when he gets home. \u201cWe usually eat on the late side, like 7, 8, or 9 p.m.,\u201d he adds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Think Ahead<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

8    When you\u2019re rushed and hungry, the easiest things to grab are pre-packaged snacks like cookies, candy, and chips. But those foods don\u2019t always give you the nutrition\u2014complex carbs, healthy fats, protein, and vitamins\u2014 that your body needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

9    Megan fits nutrition into her active days by packing her own lunches. \u201cAt high school there are so many options for lunch, and it\u2019s not as structured as at middle or elementary school, so people don\u2019t always choose healthy stuff. Some friends of mine have nacho chips and cheese every day.\u201d She usually packs a sandwich (peanut butter and jelly or turkey), fruit, cheese or yogurt, and maybe carrots or cucumber slices. \u201cI was really into sugar snap peas for a while,\u201d she laughs. Her best time-saving tip? Take advantage of Mom or Dad\u2019s hard work the night before: \u201cSometimes I take leftovers, like this pasta Mom makes with basil pesto, snow peas, green onions, red peppers, and cheese\u2014it\u2019s my favorite thing ever to take to school.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

10    When I asked Megan why she thought nutrition mattered, she had this to say: \u201cHigh school is like the basis for your eating habits in college, when your parents aren\u2019t there to tell you what to do. I think a lot of people just forget about it, because they\u2019re focused on practice, school, tests.\u201d But she thinks it\u2019s important. \u201cHigh school is a time when people are growing,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen they have healthy eating habits, that really sets them up for good lifestyles for the rest of their life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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