The two ladies I am interviewing have many years of experience working with children and families. One as a school lunch coordinator and the other as a program director. I am interested in their view on childhood obesity, but more importantly what they feel their role is in curbing childhood obesity among young children. Through my research, I have found that the early childhood years are most critical in developing and sitting lifestyle habits related to health, nutrition, and exercise.
First Lady Michelle Obama has pushed for healthier changes to the school lunch program across the country. As these changes have been made, the children in many schools are not liking nor are they eating the healthier lunches. I wanted to ask the lunch coordinator about her views on the changes to the lunch program, and what changes she thought still needed to be made. She is not allowed to cook the food with any butter or salt. She cooks the food with basically water. She says that the children are not used to bland food, and simply won't eat it. My thoughts are that this is not what the First Lady meant by healthier food. There are lots of herbs and spices that can be used to season the food that are health for children. In many districts, the food that children receive in school is their only meals of the day. It is important that our children eat at school. But at the same time it is important that they eat healthy meals at school.
What are your thoughts about healthy eating at school? What kinds of healthy seasonings have you used in your own cooking? What healthy recipes do you think the school lunch programs should implement?
Read more about the lunch program debate at:
www.westernjournalism.com/students-join-forces-using-twitter-hashtag-blast-michelle-obamas-role-terrible-lunches/#TBc6ZrvkTKqOy3Gj.97
www.politico.com/story/2014/05/michelle-obama-school-lunch-nutrition-changes-107121.html
