School Lunches

1. Foods that are served in wrappers or plastic are, for the most part, nutritious foods that are good for you.

Circle one:           True                                       False

2. Eating foods that are high in fat and sugar can lead to

                a. diabetes

                b. scoliosis

                c. muscular dystrophy

                d. hay fever

3. Our national school lunch program began over forty years ago, back then lunch ladies actually _______________.

                a. got paid more than most men

                 b. joined the war effort

                c. cooked fresh food for students

                d. worked in dangerous conditions

4. Foods that are processed, packaged, frozen, and shipped to our school are

                a. more healthy than the salad bar

                b. the most expensive

                c. sold by big businesses

                d. fresh from local farms

5.  _________________is a major food brand that sells frozen prepackaged foods to our nation’s schools.

                a. Holyfield

                b. Mayweather

                c. Rousey

                d. Tyson

6. Corporations and big business are allowed to sell food to schools like ours in part because the _____________ allows them to do so.

                a. CIA

                b. CDC

                c. USDA

                d. FIFA

7. Ann suggests that we ban all of the following from our National School Lunch program except:

                a. trans fats

                b. high fructose corn syrup

                c. food colorings

                d. hormones

                e. antibiotics

                f. omega threes

                g. processed foods

(2 points)

8. Should school districts not allow ‘junk food’ at school and aim to provide students with only healthy, fresh food for lunch? Why or Why not? What are ramifications (positives/negatives) of your decision?

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Source: http://www.chowhound.com/videos/obsessives/obsessives-school-lunch-revolutionary