Kids often toss the apple from their lunch trays and dive straight into the cookies. But, now cafeteria cameras can track what they’re really eating. Health officials are using a $2 million federal grant to install cameras that will track eating habits at five San Antonio, Texas elementary schools. The camera program will analyze the food on the trays for kids whose parents give permission. Parents can get reports about what their kids ate in school. The cameras will record what the students put on their lunch tray. A computer program analyzes the food to calculate the amount of food and calories. Then it will also take an image of the students’ trays when they are done – this will enable calculation of the nutrition that the children consumed. I think it seems a little unfair to the kid's privacy and their choice of food. I don't think they would want their parents telling them what to eat at school because it takes away their freedom. On the other hand, it is also benificial to stopping diabetes and over weight in America. Overall, I say this camera method should be allowed even if it seems ridiculous.
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