I think that the school system in this article is definitely on the right track with providing elementary school students with breakfast, but I do not think that such unhealthy options should be provided as options. As elementary school students these children are at an extremely impressionable age. They do not have their parents there in the morning helping them make good decisions about the food they are about to start their day with. If these children are constantly bombarded with sugary unhealthy options, that is all they will learn to choose. While these children are young we need to instill better eating habits in them. If we start teaching them how to eat right from a young age, when they begin to make food decisions independently they will be making healthy ones. In a nation like ours in which obesity is a growing concern, I would think that teaching children to make smart decisions about how to eat a balanced diet would be a top priority. This school system has made a significant step in helping jump start their students in the morning, now they just need to start it with the right ingredients.
Eng, M. (2009, November 5). Chicago public schools breakfasts are big on doughnuts, sugary cereals. Chicago Tribune.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-cps-breakfast-nov05,0,79591,full.story
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