CELPIP writing task-2 | Your son’s elementary school provides free lunches to the children. Recently, one child experienced an allergic reaction to the food. The principle of the school has decided to reevaluate the lunch program and is asking for parents’ input. Which option do you prefer? Explain your choice. Option A: Require children to be tested for allergies Option B: Require children to bring their own lunch

 

Your son’s elementary school provides free lunches to the children. Recently, one child experienced an allergic reaction to the food. The principle of the school has decided to reevaluate the lunch program and is asking for parents’ input. 

 

Which option do you prefer? Explain your choice. 

Option A: Require children to be tested for allergies 

Option B: Require children to bring their own lunch

 

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I vehemently reckon that  good nutrition is the primary reason why carrying a lunch is a better idea than shuffling through the school. Even though free lunch provided by school can save parents time and efforts, the constructive ripples of own lunch is unsurpassable. 

Firstly, unlike schools weekly menu in which the meals are often repeated numerous times throughout the month, bringing lunch from home allows parent to pack different items every school day. It can be sandwiches on whole grain bread, whole wheat pasta salad, salad, leftover veggie pizza or turkey meatballs stuffed into a pita wedge. Secondly, not only a caretaker ensures to fill a child's belly with  fiber, vitamins and minerals ,but also hygienic food. If a child has allergies, the parents can customize child's diet accordingly because they know their children much better than school staff. 

Thirdly, it is well said that prevention is better than cure,  bringing lunch from home have substantial contribution in managing  a child's ideal weight because being a parent you can control how many calories you want your child to intake thus, they can be prevented from chronic allergies and diseases. To substantiate, the school food tends to consist primarily of carbs and sugar which entails dismal consequences on the gradual evolvement of children. 

Considering these reasons, I firmly believe it would be rewarding for children to bring their own lunch box to school. It will also relax parents knowing that their children are safe, healthy and disease free. Again, these are my personal beliefs, but I will support whatever the school decides to do.

 

I appreciate the opportunity to provide input on this issue.