Question

Aashvi is a junior at her town’s high school. She believes that the school’s cafeteria serves cheap, unhealthy foods. Aashvi is concerned that the food is going to cause the students to develop unhealthy eating habits that will follow them into adulthood. How can Aashvi effectively encourage the cafeteria to serve healthier options?
A She can write a letter to her representative in the U.S. Congress asking for legislation ordering schools to serve healthy food.
B She can file an appeal with her state’s supreme court asking for a ruling that forces the school to serve healthier food.
C She can start a healthier food petition, signed by other students and parents, to present at the next city council meeting.
D She can present a plan that provides healthy, cost-effective alternatives for the students at the next school board meeting.

Answer 1

D

The school board (not Congress, the state supreme court, or usually the city council) sets school nutrition policy. Presenting a concrete, cost‑effective plan at the next school board meeting gives Aashvi the most direct, practical route to change. To strengthen her case she should include student/parent support, cost comparisons, sample menus, vendor options, and any health/nutrition data.