School Vending Machines Affect Nutrition

Posted by NG Kids in News Bites on December 7, 2010

What’s in your school’s vending machines? Chances are, the contents determine if your eating habits get a passing or failing grade. A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health reports that students eat more unhealthy foods (like candy and soda) overall if their school has vending machines that sell them. However, in schools that sell fruits and vegetables, the students eat more fruits and vegetables overall.

Do you have vending machines at your school? If you do, what is for sale inside them?

Read more about the study on the USA Today website.

Start your day with a nutritious breakfast! Try this oatmeal recipe from National Geographic Kids.

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Comments

  1. Pinky Caine
    December 7, 2010, 10:51 pm

    I am glad our school does not have vending machines!

  2. Twilightgl101
    January 3, 2011, 10:31 am

    wow i never really thought that vending machines really affected our health. my school has vending machines and they have alot of candy in them. thank, the next time i buy something out of there i will think about what im eating first.

  3. Anonymous
    January 26, 2011, 6:51 pm

    our school doesn’t have a vending machine, but they do have a consession stand. doesnt matter how hard you try but the 2 most healthy foods they have is powerade and water.next time i will think b4 i buy

  4. Bryan
    February 9, 2011, 10:20 am

    Our drinking machines only have water and our snack machines have gum, chips, and candy.

  5. sparkle2601
    February 27, 2011, 8:36 pm

    we dont have vending machines but at our cafeteria there is a bit of unhealty things like chicken nuggets and fries and a chocolate ice cream bar

  6. mindlesschick
    January 13, 2012, 7:22 pm

    my scool has vending machines but with gatorade,milk,cheez-its and alot of healthy stuff so i disagree with you all sorry but we also have cookies and muffins but the muffins are healthy and so r the cookies we also ice cream and fruit smoothies so we r really healthy yesterday i had a fruit sald for lunch it had strawberries mangos pineapples and lots of other froots so we r preety healthy over here.

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