What+laws+or+regulations+have+been+made+and+are+being+made+about+school+food+programs?

====Gleick, E, et al., (1995). To be Leaner or Meaner? Time Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from [] ====  This article is very touching, It explain about the free breakfast program they have at school for kids that need breakfast. Most kids being kids would want pizza or junk food for breakfast but they get what they can get. Usually it being pancakes and juice or milk. The program is for those kids that don’t have anything else. The program is in danger of being cut. It is cut those kids that aren’t getting enough o eat at home are going to be in trouble. In all truth it all comes down to money if there is free lunches for children then those free lunches will have to be paid somewhere. This raises many problem in society. This is a clear view on what is going on in society today. This program is like many other is school that helps children have free lunch and get the nutrition they need in the morning. As said in the article most children won’t say they aren’t getting the food they need at home so they rely on getting this breakfast at school.

 Roberts, P., Kirsch, J. (1978) FRAC's Guide to State School Food Food. Research and Action Center, Inc.,28Legislation. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=laws+for+school+lunches&searchtype=keyword&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=kw&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&objectId=0900019b80036ad9&accno=ED158421&_nfls=false This article is one of the main facts I found on my topic. It goes into detail about The Child Nutrition Act of 1966. This was so schools were allowed to give out meals to the children that were in attendance for breakfast. This was the School Breakfast Program (SBP). “Almost nine million children who receive free or reduced price school lunch each day are unable to benefit from a school breakfast”, Over the year the laws are changing with time. This article was very helpful it was able to explain the The Child Nutrition Act of 1966, In 1975 the law was amended to be expanded. All the children that were entital to free or reduced lunch should as get proper nutrition for breakfast as well.

School Food Programs. Article 67-21 July (2000). Washington, DC: U.S. Governmental Printing Office. Retrieved November 27, 2009 from []  This was actually a written out plan of what was going to be in affect on July 1, 2000. It explained all areas that schools would have to tend to for meals in schools. All the different chapters included school lunch plan, breakfast plan, milk program, food distribution plan, and a bunch of other areas that tie into the laws being enforced. My opinion of these laws they made the effort to come up with the laws, now schools just have to stick to them. The first step was making the laws and they accomplished that so now it would be enforcing them so that kids get the healthy nutritious meals they should be entitled to.

Shapiro, D., (2007). School Gardens Plus Nutrition Lessons Equal Science Literacy. National Science Teachers Association. Retrieved November 30, 2009 from [] This article talks about nutrition education and how they are making an actual addition to the learning day for kids. Most teachers are using the nutrition lessons in every day discussion such as talking about the science topic they are on. In the article they say that one teacher used it when discussing plants. Also in this article they talk about their study they conducted with three different schools and teaching about nutrition. I agree with this article about teaching kids healthy choices will better them in the future. Also they have some some key facts from the studies they have done that are proof to the impact it nutrition can have on children today.

====Suddath, C., (2009, October 7). School Lunches. Time Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from [] ==== ==== This article is from the online website of Time Magazine articles. The author is Claire Suddath. She explains the problem some schools had with contracts with food companies. The school were making contracts with popular companies and allowing brand names soft drinks in their school and in exchange for school there would be a price reduction for their profits. This then made obesity rate rocket very high. She also mentions how some 9,000 schools have recently banned together to make their schools healthier. So far they have a 63% estimate of schools stopping the sale of sugary drinks in school. I agree with this author that some schools would take the easy way out and put brand names in their school so their money would decrease. In the long run it would be hurting children and their health and everyday nutrition. There are still major problems today even though some schools are making improvements there are still areas that need to be worked on. ====