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Elizabeth Candia Bo Vongphrachanh Bijou Kim Sarah Pickrahn. Cafeteria Food . Potato or Tomato??. Question Time! . Foods we ate. Do you remember this? Five Worst School Breakfasts. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) . Statistics .
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Elizabeth Candia Bo Vongphrachanh Bijou Kim Sarah Pickrahn Cafeteria Food Potato or Tomato??
Question Time! Foods we ate...
Do you remember this? Five Worst School Breakfasts Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
Statistics • About half of schoolchildren receive free lunches • Low-income households, dependent on annual, monthly, weekly • On average, the cheapest of those lunches now costs $2.66 to prepare • while the cost of meals to students is $2.70 and $3.10 • With inflation, the cost of items like cheese and milk are increasing • price of milk by 12 percent, cheese by 15 percent http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25011096/ns/business-consumer_news/t/high-costs-land-school-cafeteria-trays/#.T-9x4XqiqNo
Statistics cont. Researchers found that 83 percent of 152 schools "sold foods having minimal nutritional value, such as sodas, sweets and chips". (Health Behavior News Service, part of the Center for Advancing Health) http://www.cfah.org/hbns/archives/getDocument.cfm?documentID=22327 "43% of elementary schools, 89.4% of middle/junior high and 98.2% of senior high schools had either a vending machine or a school store, canteen, or snack bar where students could purchase competitive foods or beverages" - http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/vendin g-machines-in-schools-2005.aspx
What does this mean for our kids? • Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. • In 2008, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. • In a population-based sample of 5- to 17-year-olds, 70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease. • along with other common risks like diabetes and bone and joint problems
Why does this matter? -Eating sugary and low fiber, simple carbohydrate foods can cause blood sugar spikes and crashes, negatively affecting student concentration. (source) -It is speculated that ADHD may be caused by the poor diets of children, and that altering the diet is more effective than drugs. (source) -Establishing unhealthy eating patterns in childhood sets the individual up for adulthood obesity, diabetes, and heart disease (source)
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Nutritional Standards • Established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • 13 standards • 3 categories - food content, school day and after school http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/nutrition/pdf/nutrition_factsheet_service.pdf
Science/Math Nutrition Lesson Standard: 6.1.N Assess one’s personal nutrition needs and physical activity level. Grade level: High school 9-12. Students can practice unit conversions and algebra while learning about their nutrition needs. These questions could be answered in class using a Think, Pair, Share activity.
English Lesson Standard: 8.1.N Advocate enhanced nutritional options in the school and community. Grade level: Middle or High School The class can be divided into two teams: one team supporting healthier school lunch mandates and one team opposing the ban of junk food in schools. Students can have a night to research, and then will participate in a debate the following day in class.
Another question!! What do you think?
Make a change! Organic Bag Lunch - Delivers handmade lunches for students with all organic products from Whole Foods (at a cost) http://www.organicbaglunch.com/ Kid Chow - Bay Area family owned program that provides "use[s] hormone and antibiotic-free meats and dairy, nitrate-free deli and 100% fresh organic fruit and vegetables" in all their lunches. http://kidchow.com/ CHOICE : "an online resource to help students, parents, teachers, school officials and concerned citizens bring healthy, plant-based lunch options to their school." http://www.choiceusa.net/
Resources http://www.mnsna.org/ http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/food/nslp/ http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/ http://www.health.state.mn.us/schools/greattrays/ http://www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/ http://fedupwithlunch.com/ http://www.school-‐lunch.org/school.html http://www.schoollunchinitiative.org/findings/index.shtml http://www.healthyschoollunches.org/ http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/regulations.htm http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html/