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And a few negative outcomes
當然，也存在一些不利的后果
my be an increased cost in school lunches,
比如學校午餐的成本增加
the increased time it will take to prepare the food,
備餐的時間加長
students may not like the food, and parents that are
學生們可能不喜歡食物，拒絕作出改變的父母
resistant to change may be upset.As we mentioned
可能會難過，我們已經提及
there are many possible outcomes of adopting stricter
采取更為嚴格的營養規范會產生許多
nutrition regulations.These outcomes may be positive
可能的后果，有一些后果是積極的
but some may be negative.So let's discuss some things
但也有一些是不利的，所以，我們來討論一下
to consider.When we are talking about our nation's
要考慮哪些事情，當我們談論我們國家的
youth our number one concern of foods offered
年輕人時，我們對學校所提供食物的最首要的
in schools should be their nutrition level.We should
關注應該是這些食物的營養水平，我們應該
be asking how is the food we buy going to make our kids
問問我們購買的食物是否使我們的孩子們
healthier, stronger and more ready to learn, rather than
更健康，更強壯，更有精力投入學習，而不是
asking what is the most economical way to make
去問哪種方式能最經濟實惠地把
our kids full.Spending a little more money for
孩子們喂飽，在學校餐飲營養方面多花點錢
nutrition in schools is an investment in our children's
對我們孩子的未來而言是一種投資
future especially when you take into consideration
尤其是考慮到要解決肥胖問題
the healthcare costs associated with obesity.
也是要花費健康保健的成本的
Plus, well-fed students are shown to have better
此外，飲食健康的學生會在課堂上
concentration in the classroom while having less bad
顯示出更高的專注度，而他們的壞毛病
behavior.Not to mention the boost in emotional health
會減少，更不用說對孩子們情感健康的促進
that comes with kids feeling good about themselves.
會使得他們自我感覺更好
But unfortunately money is always a factor and
然而，遺憾的是，錢始終是個牽絆
how we are going to pay for nutritionally higher
我們不得不考慮，要提供營養更豐富品質更高
quality food is something that needs to be considered.
的食品，所需的資金從何而來
Student acceptance is one important yet overlooked
學生的接受度是這個難題非常重要但卻被
piece of the puzzle.It doesn't matter how nutritious
忽視的一個方面，一種食物營養如何直到
a food is unless the kids are going to eat it.
孩子們要吃的時候才顯得重要
But remember that between 5 and 14, repeated
但是要記得在5到14歲的年紀，無論是
exposures to a new food are needed to see increased
嬰兒還是兒童，要不斷重復讓他們接觸一種
preference in both infants and children.This is
新食物，他們的喜好才會增加，在這點上
where parents and schools must work together.
父母與學校就要通力合作了
Parents are the most powerful shapers of a child's
在孩子的早期食物經驗方面，父母是
early food experiences by deciding eating patterns
最強有力的塑造者，他們決定了飲食習慣
and what foods are available and in what quantity.
吃什么和吃多少
It's up to parents and daycare providers to start
孩子們開始建立均衡飲食體系的關鍵
the children out on a well-balanced diet.
在于父母和提供日托管的人
Once the child starts school a school lunch program
孩子一開始學校生活，學校午餐計劃
should follow through and do its part too.
也就應該跟進并發揮作用了
Here are some examples of schools putting
這里有一些例子，說明了學校如何將
the recommendations in action.The DC healthy
那些推薦付諸實施，哥倫比亞特區健康
schools act passed in May 2010. Schools in that area
學校法案于2010年5月通過，那個地區
are trying new foods like hummus, turkey dogs and
的學校正在嘗試一些新食品，如鷹嘴豆泥
whole wheat items rather than the traditional pizza,
火雞熱狗和全麥食品，取代了傳統的披薩
French fries, chicken nuggets and corn dogs.
炸薯條，雞塊和玉米熱狗
The schools have cut trans-fat and have put limits
這些學校剔除了反式脂肪，并對鈉和
on sodium and saturated fat.Some schools are
飽和脂肪加以限制，一些學校
starting to list calorie information on the menu boards
開始把食物的卡路里信息貼在菜單欄里
which has many people upset.They say that
這使得許多人大感失望，校方的理由是
information has no place in a school where students
這種信息在學校里不受重視，但學校正是
may internalize dieting at a young age.The menu
學生們在年輕時就把飲食習慣加以內化的場所
alternations included cutting chocolate milk
菜單的變化包括，去掉巧克力牛奶
which left many people upset as well.According to
這也使得許多人尤為失望，據國家
the national dairy council flavored milk is a nutrient
奶制品協會所稱，調味奶是一種富含營養的
rich beverage that is good for kids.Offering flavored
的飲料，對兒童尤其有好處，提供調味的
low-fat milk or fat-free milk is an excellent way to
低脂或脫脂牛奶是一個極佳的方式
increase milk consumption among children and make
可以增加孩子們的牛奶飲用量，從而使
their diets more nutritious. Offering flavored milk can
他們的飲食更有營養，提供調味奶不但可以
help increase milk consumption and actually boost
增加牛奶的飲用量，而且確實還可以提高
overall participation in school meal programs.
學校午餐計劃的整體參與度
