Packing Lunch From Home

Depending on the school you attend, school food may or may not be your best option for lunch. At most high schools now a days, upper classmen can leave campus for lunch, which is always nice. However, not the most affordable. Unless you’re parents are super rich, you’ll most likely not have a big enough budget to support going out to eat every day. I’m not saying school food is not healthy or not good, however I am saying that everyone has different taste buds and may not like the choices offered at school; especially at a public school. Bringing your own lunch may seem a little dorky at first, because according to some people, taking your own lunch after elementary school is uncool. Once you reach high school however, no one seems to care anymore.

One advantage of packing your own lunch is that you get to decide what you eat. At school there are multiple choices to choose from, but I can guarantee there are twice as many options at home; unless your mom hasn't gone to the grocery store in a while. There are healthier options too. School lunch is all funded by the state and they like to save money as much as possible. So they pick the cheapest kind of good to serve students. Cheap is not always the healthy. The majority of school’s food is processed, however thanks to Michelle Obama, schools are looking into getting more fruits and veggies in cafeteria that aren't ridiculously expensive. With packing your own lunch, you can decided how much processed food goes into your body. You are the one packing the lunch, so you decide. Also thanks to Michelle Obama, many schools have now gotten rid of desserts in the lunch line. This has caused a little bit of an uprising in students all across the country. Kids love sugar and schools have taken away the one and only unhealthy option kids have. If you chose to not eat school lunch, you can add a little something extra like a cookie or cupcake that will most definitely make your friends jealous.

Another advantage of a lunch from home is that you don’t have to wait in a long line to get your food. Most high schools only give their students a half an hour to eat lunch. If a kid is spending twenty minutes in line, that leaves ten minutes to eat; which is not enough time. Lunch is a time for kids to unwind in between classes. A time for them to socialize with their friends. A time for them to take a break from learning. This way, when they get back to class they’re focused and ready to learn.

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