food

I think this whole health concern with the food kids are eating in school has good intentions behind it but in essence is pretty pointless, just as most things are that schools focus their attention on. Yes, obviously bake sales, continuous birthday celebrations in class, cafeteria food and food brought from home can all be unhealthy, just as any food can be. School districts keep fussing about students health, from making gym class mandatory at all ages, to having health classes, and now to regulate their food. If gym class doesn't help the fat kids lose weight, then how will changing the food they eat in school make any difference. Generally, students eat one lunch during their school day, some students dont eat any lunch at all in school. School districts are going out of their way to make students diet during the school day more nutritious, okay, but when they get out of school they just go home and open the cookie jar anyways or have mom or dad or whoever take them to get some fast food. So did it really matter that they had one healthy meal that day? Most people eat healthy food as well even if they eat more fattening foods. School districts waste a lot of time focusing on pointless issues rather than things that actually matter. If a fat kid wants to lose weight, they'll do it on their own, join a sport or change their diet on their own, their school changing their foods won't really help the fat kid.