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Feb. 22—Pasco County Schools has added 60 new vending machines that offer only healthy snacks to its secondary campuses.
The machines, which were purchased with grant money from the Dairy Council of Florida, offer fresh fruit and vegetables, low-fat and whole-grain chips, yogurt, cheese sticks and sandwiches. All snacks available in the machines meet guidelines set by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Each middle and high school received one refrigerated and one non-refrigerated machine.
Rich Kurtz, director of food and nutrition services for the district, said the new machines are the district’s next step in meeting the district’s wellness committee policy. “The need to be proactive on issues related to the health of our students drives us to pursue innovative approaches that bring students what they enjoy while keeping the selection to a set of health-promoting choices. Our district’s long-range goal is for students to learn to make healthy choices for a lifetime of wellness.”
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Pasco County Schools starts healthy vending program
Feb. 22, 2010The machines, which were purchased with grant money from the Dairy Council of Florida, offer fresh fruit and vegetables, low-fat and whole-grain chips, yogurt, cheese sticks and sandwiches. All snacks available in the machines meet guidelines set by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Each middle and high school received one refrigerated and one non-refrigerated machine.
Rich Kurtz, director of food and nutrition services for the district, said the new machines are the district’s next step in meeting the district’s wellness committee policy. “The need to be proactive on issues related to the health of our students drives us to pursue innovative approaches that bring students what they enjoy while keeping the selection to a set of health-promoting choices. Our district’s long-range goal is for students to learn to make healthy choices for a lifetime of wellness.”
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