School Lunch

Feature

Tyler Tidwell

Husky Herald Reporter  

  According to the USDA, moderately active boys between the ages of 14 and 18 require anywhere from 2400 to 2800 calories each day. But the one meal we eat at school is very overlooked and is too small for the average teenager; this often leaves people very hungry throughout the rest of the day and can lead to decreased productivity.

  Spencer Gould (‘20) had a very strong opinion about the size of lunch; he feels the lunches are too small for him, especially because he doesn't like to eat breakfast.

  “I often feel tired at school and I am always hungry, but when we eat lunch it just isn’t enough,” said Gould.

  Tyler Bajis (‘20) is a very active teenager and has to eat extra meals just to keep up with his body's needs and he also feels the school lunches are too small.

  “I eat about six meals a day to be able to do all of the activities that I do each day and the school lunches are way too small. I usually spend money to get the extra entree because the base lunch is barely anything” Bajis said.

  Nolan Odom (‘20) feels the lunches are so small that it is almost required to get an extra entree if you want to feel satisfied with how much you ate at lunch.

  “On pizza day and on bosco day I get the extra entree because one piece of pizza or two bosco sticks is barely any food. I eat two to three pieces of pizza at home which is enough food for me, but one peice is nothing,” Odom said.

  Food is essential in everyday life; it gives people the energy they need for the day and keeps people focused on staying productive. If we don’t get enough food in the day it leads to less work being done which is not good for grades or any type of learning environment.

  The school needs to increase the amount of food at school lunches; this would make many of the students happier during the day and would leave people less hungry during the day.