We herd the kids through the lunch line just to give them the standard numbers of calories v. fat recommended by the FDA but food in America can be so much more in our school. This is the perfect opportunity to influence America's children to healthy options, proportions and the correct social environment. We could also take time to create positive ideas of other social cultures with food. The average American household is a two parent income which leaves little time for sit down dinners. With the average family also eating out a few times a week too, this is even less of an opportunity for children to learn how to socialize and eat healthy. This redesign of our lunchrooms could positively affect our health care and obesity epidemic along with a whole new generation of educated parents to pass these ideas down to their families.
Choosing to influence children when they are younger and in a controlled environment is the perfect moment that we can not afford to pass up. Our own community has a high rate of reduced and free lunches so if the government is already paying and controlling these meals they should also implement a plan of action to make them more successful.
This is similar to trays I have seen for tapas and sushi. I chose these two examples for their use of geometric shapes.
American Lunch
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