Obama wants school vending machines banned

ms DNC ^ | 2/8/10 | ap

[Nachum]

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the administration will seek changes when Congress overhauls the Childhood Nutrition Act.

"Our children deserve better nutrition, and our country's better and brighter future depends on it," Vilsack said. "And with the reauthorization of the Childhood Nutrition Act scheduled this year, there won't be a better time than now to act boldly."

[Nachum]

Pssst. Hey kid, wanna buy a Twinkie?

[omega4179]

Time to invest in canteen trucks

[jersey117]

There goes some more small businesses.

[bboop]

Hey, buddy, YOU are not the King. Got it?

[a fool in paradise]

and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids

Aren't public schools providing free meals to over 50% of the students now?

[Blue Turtle]

breakfast? wow, talk about letting the government raising our children. stand up parents !

[Cobra64]

"Our children deserve better nutrition, and our country's better and brighter future depends on it," Vilsack said.

I thought parents were supposed to feed the kids.

Silly me.

[w1andsodidwe]

More small business's will be lost. I hope he doesn't call this a stimulus.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

The green police....The green police......

[ClearCase_guy]

I'm thinking of painting my living room a pale green shade.

Do I need to check with Obama before I proceed?

[a fool in paradise]

I wonder how many pre-voting age “students for Obama” are not so happy with the CHANGE that took away their Doritos and Pepsi.

[twigs]

I never did understand why these vending machines are in schools. That said, however, what gives Obama the right to remove them?

[jersey117]

I personally know two people who run small vending machine businesses.

[bgill]

Pssst. Hey kid, wanna buy a Twinkie?

Enterprising kids have been selling cookies and candy at tidy profits for years here.

[caver]

Is there anything that this jerk has not stuck his nose into yet?

[Cobra64]

Is anyone keeping a list of trivial, worthless bills coming out of the Obama administration?

[a fool in paradise]

I'm thinking of painting my living room a pale green shade. Do I need to check with Obama before I proceed?

Yes, you should be using DNC BLUE paint.

[hsmomx3]

Local restaurants come to the schools to sell their food/drinks. Some of those places are: Chick-Fil-A, Jamba Juice, and others such as sub sandwich places. Why have vending machines if the kids have such a variety to choose from.

[Question Liberal Authority]

It would be much more efficient to put healthy food in the vending machines and then ban the school cafeteria.