Should Schools Do Away With Vending Machines Filled with Junk Food?
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Updated: 10:51 AM Dec 2, 2008
Should Schools Do Away With Vending Machines Filled with Junk Food?
Interview In-Studio with Paris and Dr. Jason Newsom. Topic: Doing Away with Junk Food in School Vending Machines
Posted: 10:19 AM Dec 2, 2008
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In-Studio Interview with Paris and Dr. Jason Newsom
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Topic: "Doing Away with Junk Food in School Vending Machines"

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Posted by: ncs student=middle school Location: st.cloud on Feb 25, 2009 at 08:54 AM

vending machines are awesome ok!!!!!!!! if vending machines get taken away i we would die
Posted by: Luke Location: Covington, Ga. on Dec 5, 2008 at 05:44 AM

I am a vendor and I serve a lot of kids of all ages. I have a variety in my machines of nutri grain, chips, candy, crackers and etc. The kids eat chips but avoid baked chips, they eat candy but avoid Nutri Grain, peanuts, crackers and Nature Valley. People will eat what they like and they will go outside to get it if necessary. The only thing that I have seen work is pricing and complete control of the environment (do not let them off the premises). The parents are the real problem and you are training future parents so if you can instill good habits in the now generation perhaps you can take the weight off the next generation. Advertising is a major problem because they sell everything with thin, muscled gorgeous people. A little truth in advertising that shows the results of over indulgence and a lot of bad choices made by parents and kids would be helpful. Do not ban vending machines just make better choices. http://www.avendorshelper.com
Posted by: Bob Location: Palm City, FL on Dec 4, 2008 at 06:14 PM

There has been much debate regarding Food and Beverage vending machines available to students primarily in Secondary Public Schools. The most important part is what products are being merchandised within the machines on school campus. For School Principals the financial ramification of losing school funding from these machines is more than substantial and will equate to YOUR childs after school activities such as sport and acedemic clubs being eliminated or financially reduced by these same School Principals. Our group has assisted District School Food Authorities in 15 Florida School Districts in transitioning their third party "junk snack & soda" machines into School Food Authority managed and operated "healthy food & beverage" vending outlets in the school place the ENTIRE school day. We promote and encourage REVENUE SHARING between Principals and the District School Food Authority. For more info regarding this topic go to www.vendhealthy.com
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