Impact Of Shorter Lunch Periods On Children’s Nutritional Intake Discussed

discussed the impact of short lunch period times in school on children’s nutrition, highlighting the city of Berkeley, California, which is “one of the only school districts in the country to institute a comprehensive garden and cooking program,” but reportedly does not give students enough time to eat their creations. The length of the school lunch period is “left to the discretion of local districts” and it is a “key factor in how much nutrition children actually get,” according to Harvard’s Juliana Cohen. Her research “shows that students who get less than 20 minutes for lunch consume significantly less of their meal than children who have more time. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/lunch-time-is-so-short-in-some-public-schools-students-are-going-hungry/2019/08/23/f97df454-c034-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html?noredirect=on