too cool for school

After taking a while to examine and carefully choose a fabulous topic, I believe I will work on nutrition in schools. I have always felt that being healthy is more than just working out, it includes your daily diet. I have heard of different studies of how different “healthier” foods impact the way you feel, your stamina, thinking process, and how you look. It seems that now a days there is all this pressure of looking thin or being in shape, so teens will starve themselves or skip out on meals when in all reality, eating three well rounded meals a day is much better for you then skipping out. Most high schools have the worst food they could supply to students. I understand how it could be beneficial for schools to make a deal with Coke or Pepsi to get some extra fundage but is this at the expense of the students? Certainly a vending machine with granola bars and “baked lays” would be a better choice than one with snickers and mini donuts. I want to look at how better nutrition in schools will positively affect students along with taking a look at how bad nutrition is hindering how students preform in school and if there is a long lasting detrimental effect. There has been a lot of talk of how kids are becoming obese at such a young age- and high school is hard enough without having to be teased about the way you look. I believe that many valuable things will come if schools simply switch to healthier food.

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