USDA Bans All Junk Food Sales At School
by Carmen Lim
@ 17 Apr 2014
We can look forward to seeing leaner and healthier Americans, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued new rules that pretty much ban schools from offering students the chance to buy any type of junk food at all — even in the vending machines that are on campus but operated by independent companies.
Items after July that are sold on school campuses can’t contain more than 35 percent sugar or fat, and no trans fats are allowed. Moreover, schools can’t sell anything besides water, low-fat and no-fat milk, and 100 percent fruit or vegetable juices — in sizes no larger than 12 ounces. Elementary school students, however, can only obtain the drinks in 8-ounce sizes. Get in on the lean movement at
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/14/usda-bans-all-junk-food-sales-schools-around-natio/#ixzz2yvBNzgnn
