Child Hunger in America Hook Katherine Foronda has taught herself not to feel hungry until the school day has ended. It’s wasn’t that she didn’t like eating in public, or that she couldn't eat food, it was the fact that she didn’t have any food to eat or any money to buy food with. In high school she failed an English class and rather than having to retake this class she opted for an after school skills course that came with a meal and sent them home on the weekends with food. Katherine also obtained
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recommendation to start a new summer program for children with the purpose to encourage reading. The new program will be entitled “Read and Feed Crafts Program” and will be available to children ranging in age 18 months to 16 years. The children will receive a hot lunch, and a free library card. They could spend time reading, playing games, or learning different crafts. It also includes reading incentives for independent reading for reading to others. The program would run for six weeks between
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In our school district, the principal of Northern Middle School allowed all of the middle school students to leave school to go get lunch. The lunch period would still be an hour, but the school system thinks that it's a good idea to provide 40 minutes of lunch due to traffic or the wait times of restaurants. The extra 40 minutes would provide us with having more time to eat what we want and we wouldn't have to be worried about being late back to school. I think being able to go get lunch out of
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Nutrition and Academic Performance 1 NUTRITION AND ITS EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE HOW CAN OUR SCHOOLS IMPROVE? By Amy Ross SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS EDUCATION AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNDERSITY July 28, 2010 APPROVED BY: DATE: Derek L. Anderson, Ed.D. August 2, 2010 Nutrition and Academic Performance 2 Table of contents Abstract ...…………………………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter I: Introduction……………………………………………………………………………
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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
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Girth of a Nation “We have sparked a global obesity crisis. Way to go, America. Making the world safe for diabetes.” America has kissed the bottom end of the big obesitymeter – now sixty million American adults – thirty percent of the adults in the working age are obese. Problem? Certainly! But, what about the future? Have we treated our children in the right way – or have we led them on to the road of eternal obesity and everlasting oblivion? Well… Some have. Sixteen percent of American children
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problem recently with the regulation of children’s school lunches. The government is intervening too much, and they overstepping the boundaries in the lives of this country’s citizens. What people choose to do with their money should be their responsibility. The government needs to take a giant step back when it comes to something everyone enjoys and is a big part of everyday life: food.
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The recent changes in school lunches are beneficial to everyone that is involved. Children are becoming obese sooner in life do to not eating the right things at 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
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children to make smarter and healthier choices when food is involved. However, the average child attends school around seven hours a day, five days a week. That child has the option to eat what the school has prepared for breakfast and lunch, at least twice a day. Nanci Hellmich of USA Today reports, “Overall, kids consume about 30% to 50% of their calories while at school”. Therefore, schools should provide kids with access to more nutritious foods, items that are not only good for them, but that
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(“Adolescent and School,” n.d.). Without action, “up to a third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes, and many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma” (“Let’s Move,” n.d.). Recent changes to the national breakfast and lunch program increase the availability of healthy food options and help school children meet nutrition needs within their calorie requirements (“Adolescent and School,” n.d.). Since
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