In the New York Times, I was reading an article about the effort to limit the amount of junk food in schools. I think we the growing amount of children that are obese that we should limit the amount of junk that is eaten. Especially since we learn our eating habits when we are young, if the school starts educating about what to eat and in what portion then maybe we could lower the adult obesity level. According to the article, the nutrition standards would allow only plain bottled water and eight-ounce servings of fruit juice or plain or flavored low-fat milk with up to 170 calories to be sold in elementary and middle schools. High school students could also buy diet soda or, in places like school gyms, sports drinks. Other drinks with as many as 66 calories per eight ounces could be sold in high schools, but that threshold would drop to 25 calories per eight-ounce serving in five years. Food for sale would have to be limited in saturated and trans fat and have less than 35 percent sugar. Sodium would be limited, and snacks must have no more than 180 calories per serving for middle and elementary schools and 200 calories for high schools.
Of course they will still have access to other foods outside of school. But at least for those hours spent in school they will have healthier options. I don't see how this could hurt but their are always people against it. Even though I don't really understand why anyone would be. We should want our children to be healthier. Also I feel that parents should be the one to give these children the "bad" or unhealthy snacks, not a school where its not monitored. Their is no way for a mother to know that her child already had two sodas and three packs of candy at school, so when he asks for them at home is seems harmless because its only one. When in reality its is third or fourth pack. Brittany