With obesity on the rise, many schools are conforming to state standards that have outline more strenuous physical fitness and healthier food options in schools.
Essentially, schools have begun actively swapping out fruit snacks for real fruit and chips for fresh cut veggie chips.
But while the goal of these programs are to make students healthier, some argue that perhaps government is becoming too involved in people's lives. Perhaps it is up to parents to educate their students about which foods are healthy and which are not instead of forcing their students to only eat one way.
Here is an article that talks a little bit more about this issue:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/high-risk-students-in-school-weight-loss-program-lose-while-others-gain-62426002.html
What do you think? Should it be up to the parents or the schools to ensure children are eating healthy?
posted @ Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:02 PM