Should schools use Vending Machines?

LiptonCambell: ~Machine commissions can mean $10,000 to $15,000 a year to a school, and an exclusivity contract (meaning a machine carries only, say, Coke or Pepsi products) can net more.

~healthier items cost vending operators more

~ manufacturers like Coke and Pepsi produce bottled water and 100% fruit juices. They’re also members of Refreshments Canada, an association that doesn’t support vending machine bans or overly restrictive regulations, but does have its own recommended voluntary guidelines for schools. These encourage only 100% juices, bottled water and milk in elementary and middle schools, and no- and low-calorie beverages and 355 mL-maximum serving drinks in high schools.

~ 26 percent of Canadian kids qualify as overweight or obese. Students eat about a third of their daily food at school. And adolescents make 78 percent of their vending machine purchases there

~Of these purchases, 64 percent include a beverage, 32 percent include candy or gum, and 26 percent include salty snacks.

http://www.besthealthmag.ca/eat-well/nutrition/school-nutrition-are-we-failing-canadas-kids

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Whats your thoughts on the subject?