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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Audit Reveals Unhealthy Snacks at Several NY Schools

According to a Sept. 20 article by Democrat and Chronicle Stephanie Veale, parents of some New York schoolchildren may want to start packing both lunches and snacks for their kids:
As part of a nutrition audit released last week, the Comptrollers Office assessed the contents of 186 vending machines in 20 school districts statewide.

Three local districts  Gates Chili, Webster and Le Roy  were highlighted, and auditors found that many snacks available in these and other districts had higher-than-recommended levels of sugar and fat.

These snacks, auditors said, may lure children away from nutritious school lunches.
Snacks found in school vending machines included mint-flavored milk, iced animal cookies and caramel cookie candy bars, Veale reported. Some school officials said they felt the audit was unfair, as it used nutrition standards that have not yet been adopted by the state or the school districts in question.

Labels: schools, cafeterias

Posted By: Aspen/CRC