Christopher Wemp Period 3 May 5, 2005 A Victimized Age Lunchtime. he short !rea" in a !usy schoo# day is $orshipped !

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he 30 minute period o% %ree time is not on#y a grand opportunity to per%orm in socia# acti&ities !ut a time to en'oy good %ood. (ut $hat c#assi%ies %ood to !e good) As * re$ard my empty stomach $ith %ood during #unch !rea", * o!ser&e $hat my %riends eat. +irst is a sand$ich, typica##y $ith #itt#e to no #ettuce. +o##o$ing the meager source o% &itamins and minera#s essentia# to the !ody comes a drin" and then coo"ies, !ro$nies, or other s$eet %oods. ,ating sugar high and unhea#thy %ood can de%inite#y !e more en'oya!#e than chomping on carrots. (ut ho$ much is enough) -ome "ids thro$ a$ay the hea#thy parts o% their #unches and immediate#y start their dessert, harming !oth the en&ironment .due to $asting %ood and adding to the a#ready o&er%#o$ing #and%i##s/ and their !odies. Most students ha&e had hea#th instruction !y no$ and "no$ the importance o% eating right. (ut "ids $ant to %it into the trend, and to eat 0coo#1 products is to !e coo#, apparent#y. When you see a## your %riends reach %or a candy !ar in the supermar"et, are you going to get a protein !ar) 2r a 'uice $hen e&eryone e#se has soda) Pro!a!#y not. 2% course, the media has a ro#e in in%#uencing young "ids as $e##. hey promote candies,

choco#ate, etc !ecause they "no$ it tastes good. 3oung chi#dren $ho get a re$ard o% a 4ershey "iss or a #o##ipop %or !eing !ra&e in getting a shot at the doctor5s o%%ice gro$ accustomed to eating s$eet tasting %oods. As they gro$ o#der, they continue to eat the %oods, remem!ering ho$ de#icious and 0he#p%u#1 they $ere during their younger years.

And thus the &icious cyc#e ro##s on, capturing chi#dren and adu#ts a#i"e in its $e! o% mis%ortune. *s eating candy !ad) 6ot as #ong as it5s in moderation and is in !a#ance $ith a re#ati&e#y hea#thy diet. *% the simp#e ru#es are %o##o$ed, then se&ere conse7uences $i## !e #e%t !ehind, a##o$ing a $onder%u#, hea#thy #i%e.