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Healthier School Lunches
The school cafeteria plans to change to a new, healthier school lunch menu, which would eliminate some of the students favorite cafeteria foods. Some students may disagree with this decision, because they feel no one should make them eat something they don't want to. I believe changing the school lunch menu to healthier foods is a good idea, because most students do not eat healthy at home, it can decrease the percentage amount of obesity in students, and it makes the school look good. First, school cafeteria's should change the lunch menu to healthier foods because most kids do not eat healthy at home. In order to take care of yourself and live a long life you must eat right. Eating right at school …show more content…
i believe changing to healthier foods will give students that balance. Second, school cafeteria's should change the lunch menu to healthier foods because it can decrease the percentage amount of obesity in students. There are reports that say 35 percent of students are over weight because of school lunches. Fried foods should not be served to students in a school cafeteria. Changing the foods would make a big difference in the health of students. School articles say by eliminating unhealthy foods obesity went down by 10 percent within two months. Third, school cafeteria's should change the lunch menu to healthier foods because it can make the school look good. Most parents have to live all over the world which makes their child move school to school. When parents look for schools, they want to know how the school will benefit their child and make them better. Once a parent acknowledges the school provides healthy foods, they will think the school cares about their child's health. The school will receive more ratings and a better name for itself. On the other hand, some may believe changing the school cafeteria's lunch menu to healthier foods is a bad idea, because students

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