There is now a new way to control the food supply of school lunches and Michelle Obama is behind this idea. According to The Guardian, the Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is now taking effect in school lunches.
Under this new law, high school lunches cannot have more than 850 calories. However, one of the most contrasting views of this act is that it does not take into account the fact that some students may need to have a higher calorie intake due to sports or just being a growing boy.
Going through high school, boys are growing and being very active and as they do this they need to be properly nourished for their own benefit. When I was in high school, I played an array of sports and even as a girl felt that I had to consume more food than those girls who were not involved in athletics. Now I can't even imagine what it would be like to be a growing, hormonal boy and not getting adequate amounts of food.
Portion control is a great way to assist young kids in developing healthy diets, but at the same time we cannot go overboard and control every move down to what is given in lunches and how much that is allowed to be. Our country is established on free choice, and that should still remain a priority even in something as small as choosing a school lunch. Suggestions can be made about what to be eaten but the control should not be taken overboard.
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