Students are protesting healthier school lunches after they say they're still hungry after eating lunch.
A group of teachers and high school students put out a video that has gone viral, bringing attention to the story.
If you haven't seen the video, you're missing out! A group of high school students along with their teachers from Kansas wrote a song about how they're still hungry after their school lunch and now it's gone viral.
The video changes the lyrics of the popular song "We Are Young" by Fun to "We Are Hungry".
"Give me some seconds, I need to get some food today, my friends are at the corner store getting junk so they don't waste away." With a half a million views on YouTube, teachers and students from Kansas are making a strong statement about their lunches after they say they're still hungry.
The video is protesting the government's new nutrition standards to fight childhood obesity, limiting the amount of calories that can be served and boosting up the fruits and vegetables.
"I agree with the fruits and the vegetables and all that, they should have that in their diet, but I also think they need to have a treat once in a while," stated Deborah Albright.
The government says teenagers should eat somewhere between 1800 to 2400 calories a day and under the new standards, a lunch cannot contain more than 850 calories, which is still at least a third of your daily calorie intake. But people still think that the kids should be fed whatever they need.
"Just feed the kids!” exclaimed John Ferrara. “I think it's overblown. I hate to think that kids are leaving hungry."
"My grandson goes to school and when he comes home he's starving, so I don't know what they're feeding them at school, but maybe it's not enough," Albright added.
This is the first time in more than 15 years that the government has changed the standards for school lunches.
"Exercise. Burn ‘em up, burn your calories,” added Ferrera. “Don't worry about what kids eat, just let them play hard."
If you're still hungry, you can purchase additional food or bring a snack from home, and the school also says that you can eat all the fruits or vegetables you want at school without adding to the calorie count.
To watch the entire video, click on the attached link.
A group of teachers and high school students put out a video that has gone viral, bringing attention to the story.
If you haven't seen the video, you're missing out! A group of high school students along with their teachers from Kansas wrote a song about how they're still hungry after their school lunch and now it's gone viral.
The video changes the lyrics of the popular song "We Are Young" by Fun to "We Are Hungry".
"Give me some seconds, I need to get some food today, my friends are at the corner store getting junk so they don't waste away." With a half a million views on YouTube, teachers and students from Kansas are making a strong statement about their lunches after they say they're still hungry.
The video is protesting the government's new nutrition standards to fight childhood obesity, limiting the amount of calories that can be served and boosting up the fruits and vegetables.
"I agree with the fruits and the vegetables and all that, they should have that in their diet, but I also think they need to have a treat once in a while," stated Deborah Albright.
The government says teenagers should eat somewhere between 1800 to 2400 calories a day and under the new standards, a lunch cannot contain more than 850 calories, which is still at least a third of your daily calorie intake. But people still think that the kids should be fed whatever they need.
"Just feed the kids!” exclaimed John Ferrara. “I think it's overblown. I hate to think that kids are leaving hungry."
"My grandson goes to school and when he comes home he's starving, so I don't know what they're feeding them at school, but maybe it's not enough," Albright added.
This is the first time in more than 15 years that the government has changed the standards for school lunches.
"Exercise. Burn ‘em up, burn your calories,” added Ferrera. “Don't worry about what kids eat, just let them play hard."
If you're still hungry, you can purchase additional food or bring a snack from home, and the school also says that you can eat all the fruits or vegetables you want at school without adding to the calorie count.
To watch the entire video, click on the attached link.