Crying lunchbox demanding value-added food for academic endeavour

Abstract

In an educational world filled with failing schools and apathetic students, state boards of education have searched for answers on how to increase test scores and create school systems where all students receive the best education possible. Amongst the plethora of possible solutions, perhaps they should look first at the nutritional substance of what our school-aged children are eating each day as they struggle through a day learning. There is correlation between nutrition and cognition as well as psychosocial behaviour; but there exists many studies that look at the nutritional benefits of many proteins, vitamins and food substances as they affect learning and brain function. Our school have the potential to play a vital role in preparing and sustaining our students’ potential learning abilities and benefitting their social behaviours by supplying nutritious breakfast and lunches during school days.