Outside Reading Book: Stuffed
Brad Martin
After cracking deeper into this provocative book I have really taken a greater interest. At this point I am officially half way done with the book and the story has really progressed. At this time the main issue the book is targeting is food in public schools. This topic has come up before but now the author is taking a deeper stand on it. For example something that really shocked me was when the book gave readers a look at a typical 7 graders lunch in a public school where the food is pre-prepared. It was unthinkable the amount of sugar, carbs and total calories such a small body is eating in one meal. It’s a huge problem; these kids are not eating salads or even any vegetables.... rather chicken nuggets with fries and two chocolate chip cookies. This is not the way to improve the health of our youth. I did some extra looking around at my school. Kids just are not getting it... if you look in the cafe line you see educated children (in a wealthy area) just eating very unhealthy food. This book has really sparked my interest and I’m excited to read more, keep your eyes out for more posts about the book. To all my loyal followers I urge you to buy this book; it will forever change the way you look at America food.
What do you think is a way to combat all this unhealthy food in schools? Obviously it may be much easier for wealthy schools to feed their kids healthier lunches than other schools; so do you think there is a universal way to help everyone?
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