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See ya, junk food. Schools to start snacking smart

 
Last year, the USDA rewrote the book on school lunches to mixed reviews. What's up next? Snacks. If you're a fan of the bag of chips-plus-a-cookie lunch, you might need a new standby, 'cause if the government has its way, it'll be out with the junk food and in with way healthier options.
According to NPR, the USDA intends to boot high-sodium and high-sugar options from vending machines, snack bars and cafeteria lines. Calorie limits will also be put in place for all food and beverages sold. Think way more apples and 100-percent fruit juice, and fewer candy bars and sodas. Important to note: The rules will not affect fundraisers like bake sales, so no worries on that front!
 
Why the change? A recent study shows that at least half of all secondary school students eat at least one snack a day, which amounts to 300 extra calories on average. Another study found that California students who snack consumer only 150 calories, possibly because the state already has limitations in place on the junk food and sugary drinks sold in schools. The idea is that capping the bad stuff will encourage kids not to eat less, but to eat healthier. And that's a life change we can definitely get behind.
 
What do you think of these new rules? Should the government be allowed to tell you what you can and can't buy at school?

BY BRITTANY TAYLOR ON 2/6/2013 12:00:00 AM

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I like what louisianadiva is saying. They can change the school, but they can't change us. BUT, what if you get caught and they make a rule that you can't do that? Then what would we do? An idea just occurred to me. What if you bring sugary sweets in like your pencil box? If you don't have a clear box? And what if they send home a paper saying that we can't take any sugary things in lunch? YOU SEE?! They had this when they were little. Why take it from us? They are trying to ruin our lives! I DO NOT like this ONE bit! If you're with me, comment saying you agree with me! Come on we can't just let them ruin our lives!

by lovebeebs1 on 3/9/2013 6:18:50 AM

 
 

i mean seriously! that's like saying it's illegal to be obese. school food is already cardboard. but without sugar, i'd be better off eating rocks off the ground

by september25 on 2/22/2013 10:07:36 PM

 
 

I agree that obesity and overeating is a huge problem in the United States, but it's not the government's place to interfere with what we can and can't buy.

by bubbles344 on 2/11/2013 7:39:45 PM

 
 

Really? Buying snacks? Most of these kids have these things to get them through the day. I don't think stocking it with a bunch of bananas is going to help. I agree with @louisianadiva4435. They can just bring some snacks at home and eat it so that would be a waste. There are places right next to these schools they can buy from. I don't think this was really thought through.

by transform2314 on 2/9/2013 1:40:27 AM

 
 

thank god. there are way too many obese kids nowadays

by pussycat103 on 2/8/2013 5:23:06 PM

 
 

I definitley think that the rules have good intentions, but it won't work. There are simple solutions: you can just bring snacks from home. DUH. School lunches are bad enough as is. Don't make it worse. Seriously.

by louisianadiva4435 on 2/7/2013 8:47:14 PM

 
 

WHAT!!!!!!! That's so not fair! Plus, it wouldn't do any good anyway, like that one chick said. I mean, sure, why don't they put a limit on stuff you buy in school, like, "you can't spend more than $5 a day, blah blah blah". If they completely ban junk food from schools, no one is gonna be happy.

by Les on 2/7/2013 8:00:39 PM

 
 

I think these new rules have good intentions, but I don't agree with them. I don't think the government should be able to ban kids from buying certain things.

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by rockchik333 on 2/7/2013 6:19:21 PM

 
 

The government can't tell us what to eat!!!! That wouldn't work for anyone anyway because then kids will bring extra sugary snacks from home. The cafeteria food is already bad enough, but if it's healthy, no one's gonna eat it. This is the most horrible idea ever!!!

by galegirl on 2/7/2013 5:44:12 PM

 
 

At my highschool, we already have everything changed to healthy. We only have healthy caf food and the snacks in the vending machine are all healthy too. I actually like it. Instead of regular potato chips, they're baked and there are Welch's Gummies. Every last Friday of each month, we have Junk Food Day where the caf sells big cookies, cupcakes and gummies. It's a nice treat to have every once in a while.

by Blushing-Beauty on 2/7/2013 4:02:42 PM

 
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