Why chips should be banned from school

The quality of the food and the dining experience must not be jeopardised in a rush to universal free school meals. A survey of local authorities by the Conservatives revealed that three in 10 schools do not have proper kitchens.

Opposition MPs said ministers could not afford to roll out free school meals for all children. Ed Balls, the schools secretary, said: "Eating a nutritious meal at lunchtime from a young age can help improve the behaviour of children in school and at home — that's why these pilots are so important.

Healthy school meals are vital to helping children do well at school and to prevent obesity. I encourage all families who are entitled to a free school meal to claim this valuable support. And when kids do get a taste of something forbidden, research shows they can end up overindulging. A study published in the American Society for Clinical Nutrition journal revealed that girls whose diets and access to junk food were tightly controlled by their parents when they were five were more likely to overeat at age seven.

The girls who overate were also 4. But not all kids react this way. While binging or developing severe aversions to new foods is extreme, even sneaking treats can signal an unhealthy relationship with food. Increasingly, schools are the ones putting limits in place around junk food. Since then, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario have implemented their own versions of this policy and have banished pop, candy and even poutine from public school cafeterias and vending machines.

In June of this year, the University of New Brunswick released a study that found that, for each year a child was subject to a school junk food ban, her BMI declined by 0. Some schools are going even further. But not everyone agrees.

Vilifying specific foods can also unintentionally pass judgment on families that are coping with food insecurity. There are different opinions on how to solve this epidemic. Some people choose to ignore the fact that children eating unhealthy food results in obesity and other health risks. Other people want to do something about this epidemic. Junk food should be banned in schools because it increases obesity in students, decreases wellness of students, and increases calorie intake. First, the selling of junk food in schools increases.

Trash the junk Obesity is real and it needs to be handled very quickly, The amount of teens and children overweight is ridiculous.

Certain actions need to be taken to solve this concern fast before it is too late. Junk food should be banned in schools because it causes obesity , health problems , and other medical conditions. Junk food is a big problem in schools in this age of generation this is so because kids spend most of their time at school and all their eating is junk food. Lee stated.

Junk food is not healthy for students, however it is a main source of profit for many schools. Junk food should not be banned in school because students are in control of what they eat and drink, schools are losing money and junk food is not the leading cause of obesity Students have control over what they choose to eat.

Brian M. It is a sad fact that the school's main worry is for revenue, not for the health of the children. Replacing these types of snacks would create harmony on both sides. The children would have the snacks and the school would not lose money.

Children don't necessarily want junk food, just food. An apple could be just as satisfying as a candy bar, especially if the candy bar was not available. While working as a clerk in a local high school I witnessed a large amount of behavior and health problems in children who had poor eating habits. Many either ate no breakfast or a breakfast of soda and a donut that they purchased at the school. Yes, they said they felt full of energy, but when I saw them later they were either dragging or did not feel well.

The drop in energy occurs when the sugar level in the blood diminishes, and this in turn causes many physical as well as emotional difficulties. The child tens to be cranky, sleepy, and at times very moody. Behavior problems have been linked to the ingesting of junk fast foods, and sodas.