School Lunch Research Paper
School Lunch: Nutrition or Responsibility?
Modern Problems
18 December 2012
Modern Problems
18 December 2012
School Lunch: Nutrition or Responsibility?
Introduction:
Skim milk, sweet potato wedges, fresh fruit, and raw vegetables are what’s on the menu for school-lunch goers (Yee, par. 4). All of these are replacing cheese-laden nachos, French fries, and two percent milk (par. 4). A teacher at Mukwonago High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin states, “There is a reduction in nacho chips, there is a reduction in garlic bread, but there’s actually an increase in fruits and veggies. That’s a tough sell for kids, and I would be grumbling, too, if I was 17 years old,” (par. 5). The price has also risen ten cents from the previous …show more content…
Sociologists use theories to analyze the impact of social problems and public policy. Childhood obesity resulting from school lunch and eating habits can be best analyzed using the structural functional perspective. Society views the schools and families as organized groups that work together to form a social stable system, which both groups can be to blame for the rise in child obesity (Larsen, “Sociology” 6). The child’s parents and the school system are major learning spheres for social life because it teaches them about our culture and the way we …show more content…
2010. PDF file. .
Lopez, Lolita. “Student Lunches Leave Stomachs Rumbling.” NBC News. 27 Sept. 2012. News Clip. 4 Oct. 2012. < http://today.msnbc.msn.com/>.
May, Caroline. “Nation’s Children Push Back Against Michelle Obama-Backed School Lunch Regs.” The Daily Caller. N.p., 22 Sept. 2012. Web. .
Minnesota. Department of Education. Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act: Lunch Meal Pattern. 2010. PDF file. .
Ogden, Cynthia and Margaret Carroll. “Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2007-2008.” Centers for Disease and Control Prevention. 4 June 2010. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. .
Pear, Robert. “Congress Approves Child Nutrition Bill.” The New York Times. The New York Times. 2 Dec 2010. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. .
Presutti, Carolyn. “US First Lady Michelle Obama Unveils Initiative to Battle Childhood Obesity.” Voice of America News. 10 Feb. 2010. News Clip. 27 Sept. 2012. .
Thomas, Helen. “Obesity Prevention Programs for Children and Youth: Why are their results so modest?.” Health Education Research 21.6 (2006): 783-795. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. .
United States. An Act. 111th Cong., 124th sess. Washington: GPO, 2010.
Modern Problems
18 December 2012
Modern Problems
18 December 2012
School Lunch: Nutrition or Responsibility?
Introduction:
Skim milk, sweet potato wedges, fresh fruit, and raw vegetables are what’s on the menu for school-lunch goers (Yee, par. 4). All of these are replacing cheese-laden nachos, French fries, and two percent milk (par. 4). A teacher at Mukwonago High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin states, “There is a reduction in nacho chips, there is a reduction in garlic bread, but there’s actually an increase in fruits and veggies. That’s a tough sell for kids, and I would be grumbling, too, if I was 17 years old,” (par. 5). The price has also risen ten cents from the previous …show more content…
Sociologists use theories to analyze the impact of social problems and public policy. Childhood obesity resulting from school lunch and eating habits can be best analyzed using the structural functional perspective. Society views the schools and families as organized groups that work together to form a social stable system, which both groups can be to blame for the rise in child obesity (Larsen, “Sociology” 6). The child’s parents and the school system are major learning spheres for social life because it teaches them about our culture and the way we …show more content…
2010. PDF file. .
Lopez, Lolita. “Student Lunches Leave Stomachs Rumbling.” NBC News. 27 Sept. 2012. News Clip. 4 Oct. 2012. < http://today.msnbc.msn.com/>.
May, Caroline. “Nation’s Children Push Back Against Michelle Obama-Backed School Lunch Regs.” The Daily Caller. N.p., 22 Sept. 2012. Web. .
Minnesota. Department of Education. Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act: Lunch Meal Pattern. 2010. PDF file. .
Ogden, Cynthia and Margaret Carroll. “Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2007-2008.” Centers for Disease and Control Prevention. 4 June 2010. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. .
Pear, Robert. “Congress Approves Child Nutrition Bill.” The New York Times. The New York Times. 2 Dec 2010. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. .
Presutti, Carolyn. “US First Lady Michelle Obama Unveils Initiative to Battle Childhood Obesity.” Voice of America News. 10 Feb. 2010. News Clip. 27 Sept. 2012. .
Thomas, Helen. “Obesity Prevention Programs for Children and Youth: Why are their results so modest?.” Health Education Research 21.6 (2006): 783-795. Web. 15 Sept. 2012. .
United States. An Act. 111th Cong., 124th sess. Washington: GPO, 2010.