Should teenagers and children determine what they eat for lunch?

[the2real4mafol]

sethnintendo said:

the2real4mafol said:

spurgeonryan said:
They are not just going to start eating foreign food to them and things that they do not like. Kids will just opt for the next best thing. Maybe Portion control would be a better option? If a kid starves they will just have mommy or daddy buy them Burger king everyday. Unless you live in New York you can even get it with a extra large soft drink.

Maybe they should just think about making their junk food ( pizza, burgers, etc.) healthier!

If they made pizza's and burger's themselves, it would already be healthier. Less salt, fat or any other shit you get in processed foods. and it tastes better as well. I know as my mum makes nearly every meal from scratch, we rarely have take aways or ready meals. Hell, even ice cream tastes miles better if you make it yourself and it's healthier

I was going to go on with a joke about having the kids make their own meals, work on a farm, etc...   However, I believe home economics should be taught to younger kids.  It wasn't offered till I was in middle school and usually the guys just take shop.  I am pretty sure we were forced into at least one class of home economics that we couldn't substitute shop with.  From what I remember though I don't believe they focused on teaching us how to cook healthy meals.  It was a cake here and something else there...  Not sure why home economics, gym, and health class can't fight childhood obesity.  I blame the parents.

The education needs to change, People should have to do both. In my country, you have to. One year, my class did Textiles (sewing machines) for 3 months or so, then 3 months of cooking and then wood/ metal work. It's stupid that you had a choice. Cooking is an important life skill. But, it's generally the lifestyle choice and there attitude's to food, which is why I think many are fat.