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Article: Advocates list best, worst snacks for schoolchildren; The food industry says there is room for all foods
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- September 16, 2003
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Campaigning to replace sodas, candy bars and
sugary juices with fruit and granola bars in school vending machines,
an advocacy group on Monday listed what it says are among the
healthiest and worst snacks for children.
Among the worst, according to the Center for Science in the Public
Interest, are Coca-Cola and Pepsi sodas, Hostess snack cakes, Kit Kat
Big Kat candy bars, Chips Ahoy! and Oreo cookies and Starburst Fruit
Chews. Chocolate and other flavors of whole milk also made the list
because they are high in saturated fat, the center said.
Margo Wootan, the center's nutrition director, said schools should
replace unhealthy snacks with items such as unsweetened ...
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Article: CSPI to Advise Parents, Officials How to Improve School Foods; ...
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... ... administrator tells how schools can improve vending-machine snacks and drinks and not lose revenue. CSPI's "Best Snacks, Worst Snacks" will be on display and the best will be available for tasting. When: 11 a.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 15 Where: Capital ...
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