Read through the USDA recommendations for a balanced diet and First Lady Michelle Obama’s school lunch movement. Healthy eating has gained significant traction in recent history; however, the obesity epidemic, especially in children, remains.
Poverty can affect a child’s development. Consider the impact of being a child living in poverty and having no other choice but the school lunch as your food option. Could you maintain a healthy lifestyle? How might this impact other areas of your development?
For this discussion, respond to the following prompt:
Do we have a social responsibility to improve the quality of school lunches or does outside intervention take away from the school’s ability to educate students to make healthy choices?
Examine this idea in your response, making sure to address the connection between poverty and obesity and how this issue might impact a child’s overall healthy development during childhood.
