By Allyson Burke


Ever since their creation, vending machines have been a booming business venture that many entrepreneurs have pursued. When a person wants a snack and a drink, they can easily get that snack and drink for only a few dollars. Usually, a person will get a bag of potato chips, a candy bar, soda or other similar type items. Due to the health concerns of many people, there are now healthier vending machines available. When it comes to healthy vending Boston MA knows how to give those who want to stay healthy what they want.

The normal junk foods normally found in these machines do not offer any nutritional benefits to anyone. With a healthy machine, a person will be able to purchase items such as trail nuts, fruits and yogurt. Usually when someone wants a snack, it is to hold them over until they can have their next real meal. By getting nutritional snacks, a person will get the energy that they would not normally get with a regular machine.

There is no doubt that many people like the junk food that is found in normal vending machines. This is especially true when it comes to young people. There have even been studies done that have shown that the average person now consumes more soda pop than they do water. This is never a good thing as it can cause major health problems for these individuals when they grow older. By having healthy items available, those young people who want to eat healthy can now at least have a choice in the matter.

In Massachusetts schools, it is a different story. Due to the increase of obese in the country, Massachusetts, and other states, have advocated that they want healthier snack machines in their schools for the children. They have been heard and now schools no longer serve junk to the kids.

Some expert on the subject do not think that these machines are going to change anything. It is true that many people will still choose to eat unhealthy snacks. By giving people a choice though, many other experts agree that it is a meaningful change.

Obesity is a problem that has been growing for many decades. It has been known for a long time that something had to be done about the problem, and finally something has been done. Kids will no longer have access to potato chips, candy bars, soda pop and the other junk food that many adults remember having during their school years.

There are rules that a school must follow. For instance, there is a set number of carbohydrates and sodium that can be in a certain food for it to qualify to be placed in the vending machine. It must also contain some nutritional value to it by having vitamins, iron, calcium or fiber.

The healthy vending Boston MA is implementing is certainly leading the country. In Massachusetts, there cannot be any artificial sweeteners or trans fat in any of the items. Any drink containing caffeine is also not allowed. Instead, drinks must be of 100 percent fruit juice to be in the machine. Also, water must be available to all students anytime they want it. They must not charge a fee for the water.




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