Article: Advocates list best, worst snacks for schoolchildren; The food industry says there is room for all foods

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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