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There are vending machines that are only filled with healthy foods. However, in the average vending machine, the healthier options would be sunflower seeds, baked chips, Sun Chips, pretzels, peanut M & M's, and Fig Newtons.
Vending machines in school are controversial, particularly when they do not offer healthy food choices. Vending machines that offer junk foods should be eliminated and replaced with healthier choices.
Pretzels have a moderate amount of carbohydrates so yes. Although, be wary of the sodium. There are many other types of foods with carbs as well like rice.
The vending machines in schools should concentrate on fresh, nutritious foods like cheese sticks, celery sticks, carrot sticks and bread sticks. The healthy foods they should provide would require constant monitoring.
Vending machines are frequently found at the work place and in many public schools. However, new federal regulations have been put into place that will mandate the nutritional value of foods placed within a vending machine that is in a publicly funded school. Many vending machine operators are worried that new regulations will cut into their already small profit margins.Market research has shown that sales of healthy foods are sluggish at best when compared to vending machines that sell snacks like candy, potato chips, and soft drinks. However, in order to keep a foothold in the lucrative school vending machine market, many vending machine operators are choosing to adapt rather than be left behind.One industry trade organization called National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA)is trying to get its vendors to comply with a set of nutritional guidelines. Any item that meets these guidelines will receive a special certification that can be placed on its labeling to indicate that it is indeed a healthy choice. NAMA calls this initiative Fit Pick and has worked with industry insiders, nutritionists, and physicians to come up with the guidelines. According to the Fit Pick program, qualifying food items would have to pass the 35-10-35 test. This new standard requires that all foods bearing the healthy label should have no more than 35% calories from fat, 10% of those calories from saturated far, and less than 35% of the item’s total weight in sugar. Their goal is to provide healthy alternatives in school vending machines to combat childhood obesity, which is an increasing problem that is plaguing today’s youths. Some insiders have called for even more stringent standards that would place restrictions on a food item’s calorie content and sodium levels.Industry insiders also suggest that owners of a vending machine try to add fresh options like fruits and vegetables. They also suggest that owners of vending machines that sell soft drinks should switch to vending low-sugar fruit drinks and water in order to comply with federal regulations.Although the initial changes may cause a drop in sales, profits are sure to pick up once children become acclimated to the new vending machine offerings.
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Diabetes is a fairly common problem that can be easy enough to control with the right foods. Healthy snacks include, special k cereal, pretzels, grapes, oranges or any other kind of fruit.
The issue of vending machines in schools has been controversial for parents, school officials and the government for years. Some schools only have healthy foods in the vending machines, some machines hold no soda, and some schools turn off the machines during lunch hours. The change affects the way kids in school eat and drink. Having vending machines in schools helps in many ways besides feeding the kids.
The motto of Dean Foods is 'Healthy Foods, Healthy Families.'.
There can be cheese, but I can't think of any more.
potato chips pretzels
depending on where you buy it from some sell it behind a counter for more than its actually worth unless you buy it from a vending machine than there is no extra cost only what the company sells it for