In my opinion, the school lunch menus do not have enough healthy options. The school lunches may pass the W.C.P.S. nutrition test, but are they really as healthy and have as much options as they could?  At our school, health issues and weight gain is a pretty bad problem, and the unhealthy school lunches do NOT help. 

The school lunches at this school are pretty good meals, they are okay at providing nutrition, but they are no normal meals. They are full of empty calories, fats, sugars, and special preservatives that help keep things to last longer but are extremely unhealthy to the students.

By saying this doesn’t mean that all the school lunches are horrible, or even bad , as if you would die from a heat attack after eating a plate of nachos, because some of the food actually does provide the nutrition we the students need. Although, some other options lack some of the things we need, and have too much of things we don’t need. 

Students agree with this that the school lunches could and should be more healthy, and some even suggested a salad bar. I decided to interview a few friends of mine in order to get a more of an inside look of some of the other student opinions on lunches. I interviewed lane about his thoughts about the issue, and he replied with “The food is trash, but it is pretty tasty.” Although this may be true, but would the taste really be worth all the trouble?  I also interviewed Matthew C. Saltz and he answered “The school lunch? It’s complete trash! Its so unhealthy and bad, it doesn’t even taste that good, I’ve had toothpaste with better taste than that! I think what this school needs is a salad bar, it would be great for the other students in lots of ways like losing weight or getting fitter.” And finally, I interviewed Sydnie Dheel about this and they explained “Its school lunch, what do you expect? They do what they can.” Although this makes sense, they could still put in a salad bar of some sort.  All in all, a salad bar would be a great addition to the school lunch options, being good thing for vegetarians, students on diets, or students just trying to lose some weight in general.

The most important part of a child’s life is in school. They learn everything from school. They learn how to work, feel, understand, solve, and act. School is what makes them human. Their whole lives revolve around school and what options the school has for them.

Limited dietary options on the school lunch menus, which would be bad with students on a diet or trying to lose weight, means they might have the problem of obesity in their adult lives, or not realize the importance of eating healthy and not knowing how to eat healthy. This could also lead to having diabetes or some other health issues.  

Another suggestion was having food with no artificial flavors or preservatives. For an example, instead of a PB&J from a freezer, from a box, from a plastic bag, to you, a freshly made PB&J sandwich with natural peanut butter, and natural jellies on fresh health bread. No ingredients with artificial colors, flavoring, or preservatives. This would turn 300 calorie junk food into 100-calorie healthy meals.

Although this might seem like a good idea, the school lacks the money and time for all of this, which brings us to our next discussion. The school could earn more money if needed by doing fundraisers, or, taking some of the things that we don’t need, and using them for lunches. It wouldn’t be that hard to make some extra money for our school lunches. The lunch is also very expensive too, and who wants to get stuck with a lunch bill before they graduate? It’s understandable that the school does needs students to pay for the lunches and that they need more money in general, but the money, if not already, should be going straight to the food and nothing else.