Pros
What does school lunch encourage kids to eat?
School lunch encourages fruit, vegetable, and dairy intake, which all help with development and success in learning
Schools who don't have enough _______ may have difficulty supplying healthier school lunches?
Funding, money
*Healthier foods are more expensive!
Who has questioned whether free lunch programs contribute to the increase in child obesity and quality of foods available to school children?
Congress
What is the "trilemma" of free lunch programs?
Meal nutrition, program cost, and student participation
Research proves that offering free or low cost lunch in schools decreases what? (Think about quality of life)
Rates of obesity, food insecurity, academic performance, and overall poor health.
What are the negative effects that children experience when hungry at school?
Negative impacts on concentration, behavior, and overall performance.
Have studies shown that there is similar or different calorie intake between students who use free lunch benefits and those who don’t?
Similar
HOWEVER, there is an increase in sodium and fats when using free lunch benefits
As of 2023, there are approximately 12.8% of US households that are food insecure, meaning that they lack
Resources or access to nutritional meals
________ is a crucial part of learning
Nutrition
Students who regularly eat hot lunches are more likely to be _______ & _______ than students who bring their own lunch
Overweight & obese
Quality in foods barely meet what standards?
Nutritional standards due to lack of federal or school district funding
This act was passed in 2004 in order for students to have full year eligibility for lunch programs and not be based solely on household income.
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act
Children receiving lunches from National School Lunch Program receive their ________ & most ________ meals at school
Children receive their healthiest & most nutritious meals at school
*Some children receive their only meals from school
Food is paid for by who?
Taxpayers, who have to pay to keep the program alive
Do children who experience food insecurity have an equal chance of difficulties in education compared to those with stability, or are they twice as likely to repeat a grade?
They are twice as likely to repeat a grade than those who do not experience food insecurity
Food insecurity and poverty affect _______ and ________ families at higher rates than White families
Hispanic and African American families