...school. If we supply breakfast and a healthier lunch for children, they would be a lot healthier. This brochure should inform you of the benefits for your children to eat healthier. Congress passed the National School Lunch Act in 1946 to support commodity prices after World War II by reducing farm surpluses while providing food to schoolchildren. By 1970, the program was providing 22 million lunches on an average day, about a fifth of them subsidized. Since then, the subsidized portion has grown while paid lunches have declined, but not since 1972 have so many additional children become eligible for free lunches as in fiscal year 2010, 1.3 million. Today it is a $10.8 billion program providing 32 million lunches, 21 million of which are free or at reduced price. The number of students receiving subsidized lunches rose to 21 million last school year from 18 million in 2006-7, a 17 percent increase, according to an analysis by The New York Times of data from the Department of Agriculture (Sam Dillion, New York Times, Nov. 30, 2011). Some children only get to eat food at school. In Dallas, Newark and Chicago, for instance, about 85 percent of students are eligible, and most schools also offer free breakfasts. Now, some places have added free supper programs, fearing that needy students otherwise will go to bed hungry. Our school systems are the last front of getting our children to eat healthier. Now school lunches are required to have 1/3 of your daily nutrition. Children that participate...
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...Many people believe that students should go off campus when it is time to eat lunch.It is good for students to go off campus to eat lunch because it gives them a time to relax from stress and it also gives them a variety of food to choose from. First of all,students may want to go off campus to eat lunch so they can be somewhere quiet this helps them relieve stress they might have at the moment between their life and school.It also gives them a break from all the hard work they have been putting in forth because in all seriousness we aren't machines we're humans.So many things can be going on in someone's head they just need a short break to clean and relax their mind.Relaxation is good for the body and mind because in the body some muscles...
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...purpose of this marketing strategy is to provide my neighbors who have inherited a family owned restaurant the tools they need to make this business a successful one. The restaurant is family owned and the owners want to keep it going as a legacy to the family members who left it to them. Since quitting their jobs, they will have to make money immediately. The restaurant has not been doing well over the last few years and has been losing money. Family members have passed away and others are having health issues, so the restaurant as of now is being ran by the chef as well as some of the servers. Getting this restaurant on the right track will require much work and dedication, and with the right tools in place, customers who are looking to have a great dining experience on a budget and enjoy a delicious home-style meal will get just that. This restaurant is in no way one of the regular fast food restaurants. Here you can sit and enjoy friends, family, have a business lunch, dinner party, birthday party, etc. in a family oriented atmosphere and still have money to spare. The restaurant is in a small community with about 6,000 people and has a great reputation. The restaurant will hold about 75 people at full capacity. Being located right off the interstate, it is in a great location where customers can stop by on their way to work, home, school, from a busy day of shopping, or for a business lunch. Whatever you have...
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...The Breakfast and Lunch Programs Jennifer Harvey-Mitchell Professor Storms Eng. 115: English Strayer University November 15, 2012 Overview Congress passed the National School Lunch Act in 1946 to support commodity prices after World War II by reducing farm surpluses while providing food to school children. By 1970, the program was providing 22 million lunches on an average day, about a fifth of them subsidized. Since then, the subsidized number of children has increased while paid lunches have declined, but not since 1972 have so many additional children become eligible for free lunches as in fiscal year 2010, 1.3 million. Today it is a $10.8 billion program providing 32 million lunches, 21 million of which are free or at reduced price. The number of students receiving subsidized lunches rose to 21 million last school year from 18 million in 2006-7, a 17 percent increase, according to an analysis by The New York Times of data from the Department of Agriculture (Dillion, 2011). The Palm Beach County School District has altered its breakfast and lunch programs to improve nutrition and health for all students. The new Federal Nutrition Standards require schools to offer students more fruit, vegetables, and whole grains and to limit the sodium, calories, saturated and trans fat in school meals according to the School Nutrition Association (SNA 2012). Most notably, cafeterias are serving fruits and vegetable in a variety of ways to appeal to students diverse...
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...What is so important to change the breakfast and lunch school from what we have? It is important as parents are very concern about what their children have at school for breakfast and lunch. This topic is become sensitive and brought it up to majority by the First Lady, Michelle Obama at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia as she claimed that she was worried about the food at school as she tried to prepare healthy food for her children (Nixon, 2012.) Moreover changing the breakfast and lunch program can come from many reasons: economic, population, and benefits. In this economy hard time, parents who never have any problem about putting money in pocket might find themselves struggling with financial problem. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, unemployment has steadily risen and reaching 6.7% in November 2008 and also food and energy prices have increased dramatically throughout. As the bad economic continue the more unemployment will grow larger. Due to financial situation, parents are more apply for the breakfast and lunch program. As reported over the last five years the rates have increased annually by 2.5% to 4.1% (Siegel, 2010) and the higher the student participation rates, the higher the amounts of reimbursement the school receives. As shown in the following picture, there is an increase of free and reducing meals only paid meals are decreased. Saved by the Lunch Bell: As Economy Sinks, School Nutrition Program Participation Rises...
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...America face an obesity crisis that is unprecedented in our history. Obesity rates have skyrocketed by 300% over the last 30 years, with dramatic implications for our children and our society. Children born in 2000 have a 1-in-3 chance of developing type 2 diabetes during their lifetime, and 70% of obese 5- to 17-year-olds in a population-based study had at least 1 risk factor for cardiovascular disease. If the childhood obesity epidemic is not reversed, our society will bear the pain and cost of high rates of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and other obesity-related chronic diseases. The tragedy is that these consequences are preventable. We know that prevention of disease is cost-effective and ethical; treatment is costly and painful. How exactly do we prevent childhood obesity? It is not a mystery to anyone that today's children are eating too many snack-like foods and beverages, eating too few nutritious foods, and not exercising enough, although children's activity levels are generally more in line with recommendations than are their diets. Currently only 1%-2% of US children meet the recommended Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the national nutrition standards for dietary intake necessary for optimal health. Children's intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains does not even come close to current recommendations. If we know what our children need to be healthy, why don't we, as adults, fix the problem? Is it lack of education about nutrition; an...
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...Schools Christopher Bisping ILR 260 Dr. Dee Griffin February 2013 Abstract Should junk food be removed from public schools? Those who support removing junk food from public schools say that it has no real nutritional value, and disrupts children’s learning capabilities. They also say that junk food is a leading factor of childhood obesity. On the other hand, those who oppose removing junk food from public schools say that it eliminates sources of funding that the U.S. government doesn’t provide. They also say that it usurps the responsibility of parents, and violates the First Amendment. To overcome the obesity epidemic, and give the children the nutrition they need to learn and become productive citizens we need to remove junk food from public schools. Removing Junk Food from Public Schools For the first time, the United States (U.S.) government is proposing standards to ensure schools serve more nutritious foods, ultimately leading to a ban on serving or selling junk food. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is setting new rules requiring schools to sell items such as water, diet sodas, baked chips, and low-calorie sport drinks instead of junk food. Lunchrooms will also be required to replace fatty à la carte items like nachos and fried cheese sticks with healthier items like low-fat burgers, fruit cups, yogurt and healthier pizzas. While some schools in the U.S. have already made improvements to their menus, schools will be made to follow the fat,...
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...the third floor, and before that we lived on Keeler. Before Keeler was Paulina and before that I can remember.” This shows the reader that the narrator has moved a lot, and that she has moved so often that she was not able to keep track of all the places that she lived in. Another piece of evidence from page 3 is “... and we didn’t have to pay rent to anybody,...
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...Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to help out wild animals? This was exactly what I thought when I was a little kid. I would watch two shows called the Crocodile Hunter and Bindi the Jungle Girl which were both about how we can help keep animals safe, happy and healthy even if they seem scary or too wild for us to handle. The people in the show not only help make me see the importance of every animal but it also taught me a bigger picture which was not everything odd is worth being afraid of. Also, besides watching shows about animals, I would go to the library and rent out books and documentaries on DVD so I could learn more in-depth about one type of animal at a time. These reasons are why I believe that becoming a zookeeper would be in my best interest because I not only would work with wild animals but I would get paid for something I would do for free. Firstly, what do think zookeepers do? Well they help with all the animal needs in the zoo, these include finding the right diet for each animal, cleaning up the animal's enclosure and help create an animal's enclosure more similar to it natural habitat. They also could do research on the animal's health and well-being so they can make sure their animals aren't hurt physically or emotionally. When they do their jobs, they have to not only have to finish the...
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...using the “insert” function. DO NOT CHANGE THIS TEMPLATE IN ANY WAY. Just insert your answers. Remember to cite any sources (including our text) used in answering any of the questions. All of Keller’s guidelines must be followed for each of your responses. See the announcement regarding Keller’s guidelines for more information. Please include your first and last name in the file name of this template and your proposed regulation when you submit them as attachments to the Dropbox. Your assignment is due by Sunday, end of Week 2, 11:59 p.m. (MT). It is the student's responsibility to confirm that the attached files are the correct files and that they are actually in the Dropbox. Verify before (and after) you submit your document that you have answered all questions. Questions left blank will receive a zero and you won’t be able to submit the answer later for credit. Week 2 TCO B Homework: Homework Tip: The easiest way to find a proposed regulation for this assignment is to go to the Regulations.gov website. Do NOT go to the website of the federal administrative agency itself as it is easy to become confused and you may end up selecting an item that is not a proposed regulation. Be careful NOT to choose a final rule or a piece of legislation (bills enacted by a state legislature such as house bills or senate bills). Also, please do not use a foreign regulation for this assignment as you will not be able to answer all of the questions for this assignment and will therefore...
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...E & J Gallo Case Study Thirumavalavan Murugaiyan Marketing Dr.Mango Dec 2nd 2010 Topics Summary of Situation: Problem/Opportunity Identification: Alternative Actions: Identify at least three possible courses of action to address problem: Key Decision Criteria: Identify specific criteria used to evaluate alternatives: Analysis of Alternatives: Recommendations: Initial Implementation plans for the Delivery alternative : Monitoring/Control procedures E & J Gallo Winery Summary of Situation: Identification and brief explanation of key information in the case affecting eventual decisions: The below information’s I believe to great extend affects the eventual decisions of the case. Ernest and Julio Gallo were the founders of E. & J. Gallo Winery. Since its establishment in 1993, E. & J. Gallo Winery had undergone rapid growth from a small-scale firm to an equivalent “Campbell Soup company of the wine industry”. Today, the company stands as a global wine producer. Its well-reputable brand name stems from its well-diversified product line, manufactured under various labels for a number of different price ranges to attract all types of consumers, and global recognition and awards. E. & J. Gallo was the first American company to date to be recognized three times as International Winery of the Year. In 2006, Gallo received the Gold and Best of Class awards at the San Francisco Wine Competition and won individual awards for its cabernet...
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...Chomp, Chomp Chomp. Gum chewing has been inside classrooms forever. It is one of the most poorly listened to school rules, so why even have it? It can be said that gum chewing causes distractions and has no benefits, while others say it actually helps and makes kids more concentrated. Gum chewing should be allowed in Orange Avenue School because it stimulates brain activity, improves dental health, and makes kids less prone to take part in other distracting activities. First, gum chewing should be allowed in OAS because it stimulates brain activity. It might seem that chewing gum distracts others. But, actually gum chewing improves student academic performance.In Daniel C.’s article, he references a 2009 Wrigley gum company study that found that “gum chewers in the eighth grade had a 3 percent increase in their standardized math scores”(1). When students chew...
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...Americans have considered burgers, French fries, fried chicken, ice-cream, and doughnuts as their favorite foods. These Junk Foods have been handed down from cultures around the world. Humans love Junk Foods even though they were and are deemed as Junk Foods. These foods have come a long way, from their humble origins to their modern-day record-holding heavyweight counterparts. Plus, these foods are becoming part of our daily lives and people are considering them as a tasty snack, hassle-free snack, and some of the best snacks to eat in your free time. Many people argue whether Junk Foods in schools should be allowed or whether they need to be banned. Many people feel Junk Foods should not be banned from schools, but for very few reasons. One, If there are snacks at school, students who forget their lunch will have some option to satisfy their hunger. Two, Instead of supplying students with oily, buttery, etc… products, the schools can provide the students with healthier Junk Foods. Such as: juices with less sugar, baked chips, etc… instead of giving the regular or classic Junk Foods. Others who feel Junk Foods should be banned from schools have very strong reasons. One, Junk Foods contains harmful ingredients such as sodium, sugar, etc… The excessive consumption of these materials leads to prevention of the absorption of important materials to the body and also leads to some life-threatening diseases. Two, excessive consumption of Junk Foods lead to other issues...
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...16757 Humke Rd. Dubuque, Iowa 52002 November 3, 2014 Dear Mr. Lass, Have you ever missed a friend very dearly? Unfortunately this is how a lot of students feel when they are separated into different houses at Roosevelt. Now I'm not asking you to put everybody in the same house but to simply let other houses sit with each other during lunch. Yes, I know that you have the program when we get to quiet time on time we get free sit day but why should we suffer when others refuse to be quiet. I understand that you are trying to get us to make new friends but imagine a big group of friends from different schools. When you ,or Mrs. Maloney call quiet time, almost everybody becomes quiet, but I'm sorry to say maybe a few people are still talking. I believe those noisy people should receive a punishment because they are taking away our free sit privileges. Most of the time all those people get a simple shhhhhhh and that’s about it. If we were with our friends, they could softly remind you to quiet down a little because they don't want to get in trouble. Also kids will most likely need to plan more about after school activities in person....
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...are concerning because childhood obesity leads to long term health risks including diabetes, heart disease and many cancers. As our society becomes increasingly technologically driven, our youth are becoming less and less physically active. Today’s children are more likely to send a friend a text rather than run over to their house and “call on them”. Modern conveniences and entertainment such as videogames, television, the internet, facebook and kid-friendly fast food joints play a major role in the growing rate of childhood obesity. Currently there are many efforts being made to slow down or reverse the negative effects of living in modern day society for our children. Some of these attempts include increased awareness about nutrition and exercise for our youth. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement and much greater parental and societal support is required in order to have a significant impact on the epidemic. Through our analysis we hope to gain a better understanding of the causes behind childhood obesity, why the rates are increasing, what is currently being done about it and how can we, as global citizens,...
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