There are many choices when it comes to what foods to eat. Some choices are healthy, and some choices are not so healthy. The food that is consumed in an individual’s home is their right and overall choice. However, the food served to children at schools all around the country is a much deeper issue. Children need healthy foods so that they can maintain energy throughout the day, as well as to stimulate learning. Schools should serve organic foods instead of processed foods because they are healthier, and will assist children in making healthier food choices in their lives. This paper will discuss the two choices, organic foods and processed foods, their benefits and downfalls, and persuade the reader that organic foods are the foods that schools need to be serving in their cafeterias. In the book “Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know” Peter Paarlberg gives the definition of an organic food as a food that is produced without any man-made pesticides or fertilizers (139). These organic foods do not use synthetic chemicals on their products but rather naturally occurring substances such as manure or biological controls. This eliminates many of the health concerns involved with foods that are sprayed down with pesticides to prevent damage to the crops from insects and animals. According to Sharon Denny with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, processed foods are foods that have something taken away or added during their processing (Denny 1). For example, salad dressing or tomato sauce both have added ingredients to sweeten the taste and to keep the product good for consumption for a period of time on the store shelf. Often times sodium or salt, oils, and sugar are added to processed foods. Additionally, any food that is not certified to be organic can have pesticides and synthetic fertilizers used in its production. There are many benefits from eating organic foods instead of processed foods. First, saving money is a benefit of eating organic. According to Linda Watson, author of “Wil