Dec. 14, 2007
Dear Ms.North,
Sure there are those kids that go home, eat a chocolate bar, plop right in front of the T.V, and the only exercise that they get is from P.E and walking the halls. Then there are those kids who value their health and try to keep healthy. I'm the latter. Sweets can be enjoyed in moderation, that's what I do, but totally eliminating them isn't good for the school.
The milk in the cafeteria has sugars in it to make it taste pleasant. The same thing goes with candy. If you get rid of sweets and anything with ARTIFICIAL sugars, you will have to get rid of the milk or find a way to extract the sugars. I don't the Forsyth board of education will get every single milk carton that comes to this school, and suck the sugar out of it. Removing milk also is against the law. I've read that a school's cafeteria must serve all five food groups. Removing milk from the cafeteria can lower our intake of calcium for strong bones. With out strong bones, we won't do well on the fitness test.
Sweets have fat in them, as we all hopefully know. So do lot foods the cafeteria serves. So technically, you'd be outlawing way over half of what the cafeteria serves. What would you use to replace those fatty foods? The students almost certainly will not eat the foods you dish out. If they don't purchase the meals, then they will spoil, and then you would buy more and more, eventually it will all amount up to this. Loss of money for the school. Money that could be used for more school equipment is being used to buy foods that kids won't buy. It's simple supply and demand Ms.North.
When children don't eat much, we can't perform at our optimum level. Some kids only eat breakfast if they like it, and those who eat at school won't like their breakfast. So their performance in every subject up to their lunch time will go down. If this happens on the CRCT, our school will have a low grade average on standardized tests. You are always talking about doing our best, and that is not our best. Our best is when we all get in the “exceeds” category. Try sleeping at night knowing that you have messed up a student's chance at greatness...
I know, you have your own reasons for instituting this ban. Would any of these be a reason? Sweets can cause cavities. Sweets cause obesity. If so, I have reasons that will absolutely contradict those reasons in the next paragraph.
Yes, sweets can cause cavities, that much is factual. But if we brush three times a day, cavities won't stand a chance and we would have brighter smiles for picture day as well! Yes, obesity is caused by the over consumption. But if we exercise more often, we will be more physically fit, and still be ale to enjoy sweets. Our scores on the fitness test would sky rocket!
Well as I said before, you shouldn't institute the outlawing of sweets. The milk in the cafeteria has sugar and fats in it. Kids won't buy the food the café sells. Test scores will go down. Keep these in mind before you touch that intercom button.
Sincerely,
Nick Wilson
