POF Blog Post 1

There are many important points made in both articles. In the article "No Lunch Left Behind" by Alice Waters, one of the interesting things I read was that even though it may sound expensive to provide kids with fresh, wholesome meals at school it would decrease hunger and bad food habits. Another very important point they made was that people think that just by throwing money at the school lunch programs everything is some how going to become healthier but its not. We need good cooks and kitchens in order to make delicious and healthy foods otherwise the programs are just going to keep buying more and more junk foods.
If the states have increased the tax on cigarettes then why cant they increase the tax on junk food. In any store that you walk into it is more expensive to buy some healthy snack than a bag of chips and a drink. We have the right to be able to afford healthy snacks. if we increase the tax on junk food then kids will buy less of them and start eating healthier. In the article "Bad Food? Tax it, and Subsidize Vegetables" by Mark Bittman, he explain how the money made from the taxes of the junk food can help subsidize the purchase of healthier snacks such as vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. I think this is a great idea because it would encourage teens to eat healthier and reduce the amount of chips, soda, and candy they have for breakfast everyday at school. This would decrease the amount of teens now having diseases related to not eating right whether its diabetes or deficiency of vitamins.

My Topic: hormones added to foods and the impacts they have in humans
https://mountainview-hospital.com/hl/?/90869/The-Controversy-Over-Added-Hormones-in-Meat-and-Dairy