It is believed by some that schools should be responsible for encouraging students to eat healthier. On the other hand, others think that this should be the sole responsibility of their parents. I believe that, while both options can have a major impact on students’ diets, a combination of both might be the best choice for students.
It is undeniable that meals in schools can be useful in helping students familiarize themselves with healthier foods. For one, students have little recourse over what they eat in schools. Therefore, should the school implement healthier food items during school meals, students might be more inclined to try them, as there are scarcely any other alternatives to what they currently have. This could have the effect of allowing students to try healthy dishes that they might not have enjoyed before. One other benefit of school meals in creating a better diet for students would be peer pressure. A few students may be encouraged by their classmates to try a healthy food item, or they could be more likely to taste healthier dishes if they see their friends enjoying them.
However, at-home encouragement can play an important role in creating healthy eating habits for students. In contrast to school meals, which are often perceived as unappetizing, homemade meals might be a more welcomed sight to many students. And this sense of comfort might make it easier for students to try new, healthier dishes. This process can be made even easier if parents adjust the content of the meals to fit their child’s tastes, while still including more healthy ingredients. However, these options can be a daunting task for working parents, as cooking in such manners is often very labor-intensive.
In conclusion, there is no doubt that both schools and families play an important role in improving students’ diets. However, in order to truly create an environment that encourages students to adopt healthier eating habits, a close collaboration between both the household and the schools is needed.
It
is believed
by
some
that
schools
should be responsible for encouraging
students
to eat healthier. On the
other
hand, others
think
that this should be the sole responsibility of their parents. I believe that, while both options can have a major impact on
students’
diets, a combination of both
might
be the best choice for students.
It is undeniable that
meals
in
schools
can be useful in helping
students
familiarize themselves with healthier foods. For one,
students
have
little
recourse over what they eat in
schools
.
Therefore
, should the
school
implement healthier food items during
school
meals
,
students
might
be more inclined to try them, as there are
scarcely
any
other
alternatives to what they
currently
have. This could have the effect of allowing
students
to try
healthy
dishes that they
might
not have enjoyed
before
. One
other
benefit of
school
meals
in creating a better diet for
students
would be peer pressure. A few
students
may
be encouraged
by their classmates to try a
healthy
food item, or they could be more likely to taste healthier dishes if they
see
their friends enjoying them.
However
, at-home encouragement can play an
important
role in creating
healthy
eating habits for
students
.
In contrast
to
school
meals
, which are
often
perceived as unappetizing, homemade
meals
might
be a more welcomed sight to
many
students
. And this sense of comfort
might
make
it easier for
students
to try new, healthier dishes. This process can
be made
even easier if parents adjust the content of the
meals
to fit their child’s tastes, while
still
including more
healthy
ingredients.
However
, these options can be a daunting task for working parents, as cooking in such manners is
often
very
labor-intensive.
In conclusion
, there is no doubt that both
schools
and families play an
important
role in improving
students’
diets.
However
, in order to
truly
create an environment that encourages
students
to adopt healthier eating habits, a close collaboration between both the household and the
schools
is needed
.