Fast food chains and junk food should be banned from school cafeterias.

Thank you Cpt. Price for your rebuttals. I forgot to mention that the definition of school cafeterias will apply only to district public schools not universities because Con's argument about obesity pertains to district level schools. As a roadmap I will be attacking Pro then clarifying my case. Rebuttals on R2: 2nd paragraph: Pro's claim: Schools are able to charge the same price as fast food chains and still can improve the quality of health. Rebuttal 1: Schools will not be able to charge the same prices as fast foods do, because the food needs to be prepared from scratch; this takes more labor, utilities, cooking equipments, and food resources. In this economy districts cannot afford to pay for all this. So by expecting schools to make food from scratch it only increases the price and decreases the number of students buying from schools. And let's not forget the low income, if Pro's plan is to pass then the district and state will also lose money because of high cost of food production. This may also lead to an increase in taxes, in which many despise. Rebuttal 2: According to your source the lunch lady cooks food from scratch at a university. She also used to be a world class chef too. This brings two points: She knows much about nutrition and she has much experience. Now if you are suggesting schools districts should hire world class chefs or experienced chefs with a degree in nutrition then the school district will go bankrupt. It is simply too costly. "Lee has tried making her own burritos, her own teriyaki chicken and her own sandwiches on homemade bread. But with high labor costs and inadequate facilities, cooking from scratch is difficult and costly. What's more, students don't buy the homemade items; Lee is lucky if she can sell four sandwiches on a given day." (http://www.education.com...) 3rd paragraph: This a an absurd source and statistic. 1:3 Caucasians 1:2 Hispanics and Africans? Diabetes are mainly genetic. Food's only role in this because it is an environmental factor, so if kids are suspected of it then there will be a restriction of what they can buy. ("In noninsulin-dependent diabetes, heredity may be a factor, but since the pancreas continues to produce insulin, the disease is considered a problem of insulin resistance, in which the body is not using the hormone efficiently."; http://www.libraryindex.com...; http://www.diabetes.org...) Oh and look at the Genotype chart most cases are heredity. This concludes for R2. Now R1: 1st paragraph: Children are getting obese because they gorge on fast food outside of school. The district nutritionist does monitor the nutrition of the food sold in school because there are guidelines and restrictions. If there wasn't then protests will lead to new restrictions, but alas there isn't one recently. Fast foods chosen by the school is not an enormous factor of obesity as my opponent claims. Extra: Soda bans is considered as a law to enforce it. ADHD is a genetic disorder;http://psychcentral.com.... Student performance is due to other factors, such as not eating breakfast at school and home or lack of enthusiasm. Most families eat at least one healthy meal each day. 2nd paragraph: This directly conflicts with my rebuttals above. Cheap fast foods are affordable rather than pricey foods made from scratch. Calories are burned from a day's walk to and from school, sports, P.E, walking to classes, etc. A reason why teens are more obese is due to ease of transportation. With cars they are able to go off school campus to purchase more fattening foods. At least schools do restrict food choices. 3rd paragraph: Fast food chains do give plops about health, that's why they have grown public awareness about their meals, they have nutrition tables, advertisements, etc. If they didn't care then meat shouldn't be inspected and hygiene isn't valued. Children gorge on these foods after school outside of campus, that has no relevance to school's cafeterias. Foods children buy after school are not monitored by the district. The fast food chains and schools do make money in cafeteria lunches. Not only that but please read Con's contention 1. And if children to do come for 5 more portions at one time then that's absurd. Now my contention: C1: Fast food chains are a source of income for schools S1: Sodas are a large profit. They are banned now, and because of it it's considered as a factor to the decline in the education system. Impact: Junk foods do benefit students. S2: Fast food chains and schools benefit from the sales of fast foods. Fast food chains in turn fund school programs and scholarships. Impact: With the income of schools selling fast foods, fast food franchises are able to benefit society, environment, and schools. Thank you. I will wait for Pro's response.