During these few months, Trump has almost been successful with budget-cutting School meals in America.These threats will be affecting school lunches and how healthy they will be. Who's to say that will be affected? 1.8 million of the population who are middle to low income families will be affected. Already there are tons of children who are dependent on breakfast and lunch meals and due to this budget many will suffer. It seems utterly unbelievable how special little President Trump is making America any better again. Its ironic. How we are the country most affected by obesity, but also affected by hunger. But after School organizations such as Girls an Boys scout give after school meals to the children in Mississippi. Sherry Jackson runs this federal program an tells us that," all this makes her feel so sick". Seeing how these children will suffer when they depend so much on school lunches makes me sick to the stomach as well. As a person who experiences this, I understand the worry this can give.This budget cuts have been a suggestion due to the high percentage of school lunch being wasted. Michelle Obama's act of decreasing sugar and salt in school lunches was a drastic change for all students. But it help tremendously as more and more new generations of children are loving to eat vegetable and fruits. But seeing the school lunch waste increase it was either to keep the program going or to face cut backs. Cut backs that will decrease how much food children are feed and increase how much sugar, salt and white bread is given. The children don't need this, what children want is what makes them grow stronger. But if we don't do anything, we are faced to accept it if we don't try to stop it.
There is no side to this argument that does not hurt one side. Usually when changes are trying to be made, a compromise must be made to satisfy both sides. But as I was reading this, I came to realize that no matter what decision is made, there is always a side that won't come to an agreement. There must be sacrifices made in order to make change. This is a hard change to come to especially when it involves children and schools. We as students have experienced vast changes in the way we receive and pay for food at school. I for one used to benefit from eating school lunch. I have seen school lunch increase in price throughout the years. Although the prices do not increase dramatically it is a noticeable change. My friends and I often make light fun of how by the time we have or own children, school lunch will end up being ten dollars. Going back to the topic, I firmly believe that whatever Trump is cutting is not very insightful. Instead of cutting budget on school meals, why not improve the food that students eat. The reason why there is a lot of food waste when it comes to school food is the appetizing and healthy aspect of the food served. School food is far from being gourmet and the opposite of the implied "healthy" eating that the school or the government is trying to implement into our every day lives. To be a witness to many of these actions taken by Trump, I wonder how we, will face/handle the problems that Trump has expanded to our futures.
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