Schools make snacks healthier

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September 29, 2009 • Nelson Bontrager, Cartoonist  
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Holton High students are going to be forced to be healthy this year.  Not only has the school taken most of the unhealthy snacks out of the vending machines, but it’s turned off most of them during school hours.

Although the closing of the vending machines make some students upset, most of the teachers are just fine with it.

“I think some snacks are good to get rid of… the unhealthy snacks. I’d like the healthy snacks be available to the students,” John Ernst, principal, said. During school hours, most of the pop machines and snack machine are turned off, except during some breaks, such as late start and the 10 minute break.

This change in the availability of snack food is all due to federal law, requiring U.S. public schools to cut down on unhealthy snacks such as soft drinks and junk food, so that the students can learn to be healthier. Studies show that students who eat healthier make better decisions during the day.

“The vending machines did not meet state regulation,” Robin Deppe, food service director for USD 336, said.  “The law was passed in May. I think it was a good idea, because we have some obesity in the schools.  Also, the students don’t have so much sugar, so they’re not so hyper during classes.”

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