Bibliography

Harris, Gardiner. “A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools .” New York  Times 8 Feb. 2010: n. pag. Web. 14 Dec. 2010. <http://2.    www.nytimes.com/‌2010/‌02/‌08/‌health/‌.../‌08junk.html>.

- - -. “A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools .” New York  Times 8 Feb. 2010: n. pag. Web. 14 Dec. 2010. <http://2.          www.nytimes.com/‌2010/‌02/‌08/‌health/‌.../‌08junk.html>.

Junk Food in Schools Final Blog Post

When I was in school.........

Schools in the 21^st century are charged with the responsibility of feeding young kids, but I think that schools should allow students and their parents to decide what and what not to eat.  I believe that junk food as well as healthy food should be offered in school cafeterias.

Bibliography

- - -. “A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools .” New York Times 7 Feb. 2010: n. pag. ProQuest Platinum. Web. 4 Jan. 2011.
Harris, Gardiner. “A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools .” New York Times 7 Feb. 2010: n. pag. ProQuest Platinum. Web. 4 Jan. 2011.

 

Should Schools Sell Junk Food?

YES-Schools Should Sell Junk Food                                      NO-Schools Should Not Sell Junk Food

• Earns money and it provides energy                                -High fat, sodium, calories contain very little
• Helps and promotes better education(Schools do not      dietary fiber (Big Mac Attack)

 consider healthy eating relevant to its mission)              -Snacking has become part of our      -

• "Black Market" junk food (Black market for junk food)  eating habits and it has gone out of control

                                                                                               so offering junk food in vending machines
will only increase the problem of obesity (Snack Foods and school lunck fast foods contribute)