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All entries tagged with vending machinesU.S. Government Looking to Regulate All Food Sold in Schools
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When I was in high school, I thought the vending machines were so cool. They made me feel like an adult. I could grab some food whenever I wanted. No more waiting for lunch period. Awesome!
But today, 17% of school kids are obese, triple the rate it was in 1980. So giving teenagers open access to junk food all day is a dumb idea. That's why the USDA is gunning to regulate all food sold in schools, including vending machines.
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Ban Junk Food From Vending Machines?
Two senators, Tom Harkin and Lisa Murkowski, have introduced a bill which would see junk food (such as soda and candy) banned from vending machines in US schools.» Continue...
Steamplicity: A Healthy Vending Machine?
Nowadays we have vending machines for everything; hot chips, pizza - even South Beach diet food.
Steamed food is a new one on me. From Selecta:
The model works on the basis of offering high quality ingredients that are cooked using a steam pressure cooking system. [...] it maximises the taste and nutritional value of the food.» Continue...
Wearable Vending Machine
Forget about walking to a vending machine. You could wear one instead.
Apparently a woman walking alone could elude pursuers by disguising herself as a vending machine.
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South Beach Diet Vending Machine
If you ever wanted proof of the commercial juggernaut that is called dieting - this is it.
Kraft Foods is rolling out a vending machine stocked with South Beach Diet branded food.
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A Brief History of the Vending Machine
Vending machines tell us a lot about ourselves and our changing diets.
Check out this gallery of vending machine progression (or is it regression).
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