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Iowa Schools Vote to Ban Junk Foods on Campus

The Iowa state public school system plans to crack down on junk food sold in schools. New rules for 2009 eliminate sodas, French fries, fried foods, and low-nutrient, high-calorie snacks in cafeterias. As for vending machine offerings, beverages must have a nutritional value and snacks cannot have more than 200 calories.

Many school food service directors worry about a drop in sales if students decide to leave campuses to go to restaurants for lunch.

Fruits and vegetables just do not sell well, according to Ann Feilmann, food supervisor for Marshalltown schools. "If it's an open campus," she said, "we're going to become a less interesting place to shop for lunch and they'll leave."

Labels: public-schools, nutrition, junk-food

Posted By: Aspen Education Group