the «competitive foods» in our schools —
snack machines junk, bake sales during school hours, and the constant flow of rewards, treats, manipulatives, celebrations / party foods brought in by staff and parents to «share» with classmates... we'll never win this one.
Not exact matches
That said, there may be future Trump administration efforts to further weaken HHFKA advances, including a possible gutting of the «Smart
Snacks» rules that cleaned up the
junk food sold to kids via fundraisers, vending
machines, school stores and a la carte lines.
Nutrition activists have been trying since 1994 to get soft drinks and
junk food out of the reach of kids such as Vincent, who may find
snacks and soda for sale in their cafeteria, vending
machines and school stores.
In a report to be released on Tuesday, a group of 300 retired military officers said school - age children are eating 400 billion excess calories a year - the equivalent of 2 billion candy bars - from
junk food sold in such
machines as well as in
snack bars and cafeterias that should be off - limits.
I carry some on me almost at all times, just to make sure I have healthy options to eat whenever I need a
snack, so that I'm not tempted by fast food joints or
junk food vending
machines.