What would be a counterargument for healthier lunches?

Question

I'm doing a paper about getting healthier lunches in school, and I was wondering what would be a counterargument people would say?
Meaning, what would the people who DON'T want healthier lunches say?

Thank you :]

Answer 1

The cost of the food would be a big obstacle. Healthier food is more expensive that crapola.

Thats about it.

Answer 2

Well, for sandwich bread, I completely think that white bread is best and wheat sucks.

You can suggest whole grain white instead of wheat, which is good for you but you can't tell.

Umm. If you want the lunches you have now.... (I'm guessing you're in high school) you can talk about how there should be more years required for gym.
I only had one year of gym class, thank god, but my weight wouldn't be such an issue if I had another year or two.

You can talk about how the lunches already are, and talk about the fact that YOU have the choice what to put on YOUR plate. There is always a salad bar and healthy choices available. It's not your fault that you have to suffer cause the chubby kids aren't putting healthy food on their plate. It's their problem, not yours.

Hope that helps. Make sure you use the "yes, but" strategy because it's an argumentative/persuasive paper.

ex.) Yes, there are some unhealthy choices in the cafeteria such as pizza and french fries, but there are also really healthy options at the salad bar.

You know what I mean.

Answer 3

On top of the cost, I'd say that kids need more physical activity and exercise if they're going to eat traditional school food. In retrospect, I ate some of the greasiest, fattiest, sodium filled foods from the lunchroom. But we were only allowed one tray, and no choices. You got whatever the lunchladies made that day, and their portion size. No seconds. But almost all of us were in some activity or sport after school. And we weren't obese. So I believe that if kids could be active instead of plunking down in front of a video game for hours, this whole health-obesity problem wouldn't be a concern.

Answer 4

I like the lunches just the way they are. We don't need to change anything.

"Healthy" means lack of flavor.Kids don't like the taste of healthy items.

Healthy foods require more preparation and cooking time than prepared frozen items.

I don't want/need to go on a diet.

The school's food budget will go up if we buy "healthy" items. The items will be more expensive. The school will have to hire nutritionists to replace the ones we have, or will have to put money into training our current cooks how to prepare the new menu items.

The school will be flooded with complaints by the parents. The parents will complain to the school because the kids are complaining to their parents.

Answer 5

Preparation for Concentration Camps.

Fat is good.

Fat is the "food supply" we have to avoid starvation or weakness, long term. Pity the thin, if ever there is even a mild disruption in distribution.

How easily this could occur, for one of many reasons.

Think about it...and go have a bite!
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Answer 6

that kids should be able to chose what they want to eat. It is parents responsibility to teach their kids to eat healthy, not the schools. (I don't agree with that but I hope it helps)

Answer 7

the only counterargument there is is financial