Steve D

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  Steve commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Students Purchase 400 Calories With $1

  The Philadelphia study definitely highlights key facts about the early onset of eating habits that lead to obesity.  However, I think the most important point is this: students buy these snacks because they have limited money and need to fill their stomachs.  They're choosing cheap, unhealthy options that also tend to carry a high caloric content, which as a result will keep them feeling full afterwards.  Instead of convincing parents to spend more money (if they even have it) on after-school snacks or convincing kids to buy healthier snacks (let's face it: parents have little say in convenience-store purchases): increase the focus on providing adequate access to affordable, healthy, and filling breakfasts and lunches, which can be controlled and subsidized within schools.  On this point, I'm curious what percentage of the kids making these snack decisions eat breakfast each day, considered both absolutely and relative to those who make better snack decisions or don't buy them at all- of course they'll be hungry before and after school if lunch is their first meal of the day.