School cafeterias and school vending machines do not encourage healthy eating habits in schools, especially high schools. It is more convenient to serve frozen foods like frozen pizza and lasagna most days. Without realizing how much these unhealthy foods actually affect children's performance in school and in daily activities, such as in physical education classes. Vending machines that mainly contain sodas and chips are also convenient for children, but they consume a lot of sugars. who are so unhealthy for their diet. In high school, their hormones change and when they eat or drink foods that are not healthy, their hormones react to them, making them hyperactive, unable to learn and better understand school subjects. Additionally, these unhealthy foods actually affect their grades, which in turn, the school grade falls in a "C or D" school in the district. Researchers have shown how unhealthy eating habits affect high school students. Additionally, eating a healthy breakfast in the morning before an important exam, the FCAT in Florida, shows an increase in high school students' grades. Additionally, the controversy surrounding cafeteria food concerns whether or not it is healthy for all elementary school students. to colleges. Many factors lead to unhealthy diets in schools and on campuses. Sometimes options with better nutrition are offered, but when they exist, they tend to be less appealing than the unhealthy foods that lead to obesity. Many schools are experiencing budget cuts and changes, and healthy foods tend to take a back seat when it comes to deciding where limited amounts of money should go (Gupta). Unfortunately, when schools have healthy ingredients, the food is usually prepared...... middle of paper ...in cafeteria food, resulting in clogged arteries which eventually leads to disease cardiac (Ardis). However, artificial sweeteners have not been tested on humans and show children that they are healthier than real sugar and real sweeteners, when in reality they contain ingredients that can cause cancer. In conclusion, unhealthy foods in the cafeteria and vending machines are the worst examples for children to maintain healthy eating habits. We parents need to step in to make changes for our children because this would determine the type of foods our children consume. We know for a fact that they are not getting the proper nutrients while they are in school, even though they spend an average of eight to 12 hours in school. We parents can start to make a difference by attending school meetings and being active in our children's activities in schools...