President Obama has proposed removing high-calorie drinks and snacks from school vending machines
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Removing unhealthy high-calorie snacks and drinks from schools is an important step toward tackling the nation's childhood obesity epidemic.
About a third of American children are overweight or obese. Addressing that problem requires changing what kids eat in school, where many kids consume half of their daily calories.
Reforming our school meals program will ensure that all foods served in schools are healthy and nutritious. By setting standards for the food that is served and sold in cafeterias, we can make sure our children have the opportunity for a healthy start in life...
Tom Vilsack
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
NO
It's not the government's job to make decisions about what we eat and where we eat it. That's why it's a bad idea to ban soda and candy from schools...
It's not the government's job to make decisions about what we eat and where we eat it. That's why it's a bad idea to ban soda and candy from schools...
J. Justin Wilson
Center for Consumer Freedom
Center for Consumer Freedom
(The New York Times Upfront, Vol. 142, May 10, 2010)
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