Word came through a recent newspaper article that the government has mandated more fruits and veggies be placed on the students' lunch plates -- only to find the students responding by taking the unwanted food straight to the garbage can.
Say it is a waste, then, and say we might as well stick with pizza. I'm saying, No, this fruit on the plate is a good idea, a good one. Only, it needs a little classroom encouragement. And some tweaking at the serving table. Even then, it might fail, but you don't give up on things that should be done, just because they don't get done 100 percent (or even 50 percent).
And, this is something that should be done. Here's why: Americans have become some of the fattest people on the planet. Their diet is among the worst. If we think it wrong, we should do something about it. What better place to start than with youth. Didn't someone say, Train up a child in his youth, and he will not depart from it?
If our schools exist to teach the important skills in life, isn't proper eating truly a life skill? If proper eating contributes to a long life, isn't it one of the more important things our children can learn?
Well, all this is coming from a person who was a picky eater when young. I didn't eat any fruits and the only vegetable I ate was potatoes. I haven't improved much since, but hope I am learning to change even as I write this blog.
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