Vegetarian School Lunches?

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Imagine having the same old, icky vegetables every day for lunch. That’s almost a punishment for most kids. Think of the uniform smelly Brussels sprouts with sides of nauseating green beans and corn from the can. Does this sound close to appetizing? Our staff believes that serving only vegetarian lunches will benefit both the school and the students, but they have no idea of how young kids will take it. Many children hardly touch their vegetables at lunch, yet the cafeteria staff believes that giving them more of what they despise most will be beneficiary. Instead of buying school vegetarian lunches, students will start bringing lunches from home.

First off, scarcely any child likes to eat vegetables, let alone a whole entire meal full of it. If you think it is hard getting a child to eat a little spinach or broccoli here and there, imagine trying to force them to eat a whole entire tray of it. It may be cheaper, but kids would not even dream of having to eat vegetarian lunches so frequently. These unfortunate kids would try to find ways around the vegetable trays by only buying chips, cookies, ice creams, and other less healthy sides.

Since a significantly amount of children will try to avoid eating school lunches, they might start bringing in lunch from home. If this occurs, the income from the sales of school lunches will be drastically lower. This will lower the school’s budget. The school will no longer have the privilege to provide students the same high quality materials because they will be forced to cut back on their spending.

Amino acids are a necessary part of a healthy diet, and they can only be obtained by consuming produce from animals. These acids are a vital part of our diet. They ensure that our organs are functioning properly and replenish our dying cells. A diet without these amino acids would be unhealthy for growing children and teens. If a student is actively playing a sport, then a high protein diet is needed for maximum muscle growth and energy. An athlete with will need a high calorie diet, and with a vegetarian diet, they would be almost starved.

To sum things up, the decision made by the cafeteria staff to make all lunches vegetarian will negatively affect both students and the school as a whole. Students will dislike the lunches, athletes won’t be getting enough protein, and the school won’t be able to spend as much money on beneficiary additions to the school. More preferably, there should be a vegetarian line, and a non-vegetarian line to serve as a compromise between the two decisions. This way, both students and the school alike will benefit from this change.