Lawmakers Want Junk Food Out of Schools
Trying to shrink the growing waistlines of children, lawmakers want to expel soda, candy bars, chips and other junk food from the nation's schools.[snip]
Lawmakers blame high-fat, high-sugar snacks that compete with nutritious meals in schools. [source]
When I was in high school, I don't remember us having much junk food or even vending machines. The cafe did sell ice cream bars and maybe cakes. But I got my junk food fix before and after school. There was a store on every corner from my house to school to satisfy my salty potato chips, doughnut and cola needs.
Today, candy, soda and other snacks are sold in nine out of 10 schools, according to the Government Accountability Office. Already plentiful in high schools, junk food has become more available in middle schools over the past five years, GAO found.
That's not good. Especially when most schools have cut phys ed classes. Though not having junk food in school didn't stop me from seeking it out on my own, I at least had gym 3 days a week, weights twice a week and what I forgot to note above was, I walked to & from school every day. About 2 miles. One way.
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04.20.06 | Marla commented: When I was a kid, in the olden days, there were NO vending machines in schools. The idea of providing children uncontrolled access to candy was considered insane. Hmm... what could possibly have changed since then? (hint: $$$)
In a perfect world it wouldn't be this way, but the parents need to lobby really hard to get those machines out of there and come up with some corporate sponsorships that don't end up destroying the health or souls of the students.
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I've never understood the soda machines and snack machines in schools. A few weeks ago when Jesse and I were home for our wedding, we went to our old high school to visit past teachers... they've got ice cream machines all around the campus now! It's appalling! I understand they need more money, but couldn't they do it in a healthier way?!