More than any other state, junk food is accessible in Utah schools. Without a nutritious alternative often available, do you believe vending machines offering unhealthy snacks should be removed from schools?
The 10 O'Clock Hour Rundown
Utah has always been among the lowest in per-pupil education spending, but now it’s the worst in the nation in student nutrition according to the CDC. Apparently Utah gives its kids more access to junk food than anywhere else
Doug remembered Evergreen Junior High School, where the school’s sole vending machine sold milk. Remember the days of school lunches and mystery meat? Today school lunches look more like the mall’s food court.
Companies pay dearly to put their machines in schools, and many schools depend on those funds. Doug asked callers what we do to keep our kids healthy and keep the schools funded.
One said she thinks the peer pressure drives kids to drink soda and eat junk food. Doug suggested bribing the big jock, the head cheerleader, and the “popular” crowd to eat healthy food so peer pressure works in the kids’ favor.
Another said if kids can’t buy soda and candy in schools, they’ll leave campus and risk injury crossing roads, and a mother called in and commented on a lack of nutritional education in schools. Doug agreed. We probably won’t ever get rid of machines, nor should we, but schools need healthy options and better education. Even in the KSL studio Doug can’t find healthy choices in the vending machines.
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