When the federal government passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free
Kids Act of 2010, they intended to curb obesity and boost nutrition provided to
kids across America through the government-funded school lunch program. Some of
the guidelines, which went into effect in August, restrict the amount of
carbohydrates and proteins students can purchase as part of their lunch. Though
active teens require between 2,000 and 5,000 calories a day to get through
school and sports practice, school lunch policy currently limits teens to
lunches of 750 to 850 calories. And that, according to a video produced by a
group of students at a Kansas high school, is leaving them hungry.
Watch the video
below…
You probably recognize the song being parodied—Fun.’s “We
Are Young”—with one substantial change: new lyrics written by Wallace County
High School English teacher Linda O’Connor, reports Time. She and a group of her students created the video to show how
the government’s new school lunch policies are negatively affecting them. While
the group is vehement in its support of the increased emphasis on fresh fruits
and veggies, it believes this one-size-fits-all mandate doesn’t take into
account the varying needs of students across the U.S. Their goal? To repeal the
legislation.
Have you been
affected by the new school lunch policy, sweeties? What do you think of the
video, and how do you think the problem should be fixed?
BY BRITTANY TAYLOR ON 10/1/2012 4:14:00 PM
POSTED IN healthy eating 101, how to cut out junk food, lunch, health, nutrition, back to school