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School Lunches and Junk Food

Good nutrition is important for learning and even good behavior in school. For students to get the most out of their school days, they need to start each day with breakfast. During the day, students need to eat a healthy school lunch, and stay away from junk foods and high calorie snacks.

Some schools are even removing the junk food and sodas from the vending machines. Proponents say this helps students make healthier snack and beverage choices, critics tell us that removing junk food choices will reduce much needed school revenue and that students have the right to make any food choices they want.

Nutrition Poll: What do you think about junk food in schools? Should schools remove the junk food from their vending machines?

1) Yes, junk food is hurting our kids.

2) No, the schools need the revenue.

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Tuesday October 11, 2005 | comments (1)

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