First lunch causes hunger throughout school day
Eating an early morning “brunch” is not ideal for eating habits at school
I would rather have second lunch because of the problems that come with having lunch at 10:30 a.m. for first lunch. No one is hungry to eat “brunch” that early.
First, I don’t have energy later in the day and some teachers don’t allow you to eat in class. If I have a test later in the day, I don’t feel as focused as I would be if I ate at later in the afternoon.
Another problem with first lunch is being hungry during class. For me it’s really distracting and annoying. I’m always hungry during eighth period because I have Nutrition and looking at a textbook full of food is hard.
Also, when I have first lunch the day seems to drag on and on. Having three class periods in a row is difficult especially when they are my hard classes, like chemistry and geometry.
Finally, being hungry leads to snacking during the day, which has been proven to not be good for your health. Going to the vending machines to keep you energized isn’t good because it is all unhealthy snacks that won’t give you enough energy to get through the rest of the school day.
The cause of having two lunches is the fact that this school is so big and overcrowded. There is no way 3,000 students could all share the same lunch, although that would be ideal for people that don’t have there friends in the lunch they have. No one would have a place to sit and the cafeteria wouldn’t be able to keep up.
The first lunch situation can’t be fixed easily, but the school staff has to do something about the students, like me, who want to get the best grades. Eating lunch so early in the morning disturbs me from doing the best I can academically.
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