Vending Machines/Junk foods in schools

[Jorim™]

What do you think about them?
Should they be removed from schools?
Or should they stay in them.

There was this big old thing about them a while back, about how it wasn't helping the "Obese " population in schools, and that it was doing more harm then good.

 

[Michael]

It makes people overweight & costs alot, should be removed.

 

[Jorim™]

It makes people overweight & costs alot, should be removed.

But it doesn't always make people overweight, and some people don't mind the cost.
You also have to think about the people who don't eat lunch in cafeteria's, so they might eat from the machines instead. I know there were plenty of times where I hated what they had, so I went to the machines.

 

[Buddy_mybb_import10515]

At my school (Highschool) they sell chips, candy, cookies, ice cream, slushies, and soft drinks at lunch.
We also have 3 snack machines. 2 soda machines, 1 sobe life water machine, 1 gatorade machine, and 1 water machine on the patio. (Are outside of the cafeteria.)
1 gatorade machine and one bottled water machine inside the gym.

No complaints except from some annoying parents every year.
They make to much money from them to take them away though.

 

[Jorim™]

At my school (Highschool) they sell chips, candy, cookies, ice cream, slushies, and soft drinks at lunch.
We also have 3 snack machines. 2 soda machines, 1 sobe life water machine, 1 gatorade machine, and 1 water machine on the patio. (Are outside of the cafeteria.)
1 gatorade machine and one bottled water machine inside the gym.

No complaints except from some annoying parents every year.
They make to much money from them to take them away though.

Yeah we have a lot of parents who complain to, they do make a ton off of them though, with about 1500 kids in our school about average, then about 1$ per thing, and they buy at least 100-200 things everyday, they make a TON.

 

[Buddy_mybb_import10515]

Well not really a ton.
They probably only make like 5-10% profit.

 

[Zennywop]

I think that soft drinks should be allowed. Our school eats heaps off crap, but as we are a very active school and do lots of sports, I think that we should be allowed to have them. Plus we get heaps of money from the kids spending hepas. I have been in the canteen to help out once, and they earn nearlly $1000 dollars a day. Thats $7000 a week!

 

[BlackRa1n]

i don't eat from school food . i never do . we scape from the school buy foods from a restaurant and then go back.
but i think they should remove it.

 

[Zennywop]

Lol, Are you allowed to do that? Im pretty sure not Thats why they have canteens and stuff at the school, so you dont got to McDonalds or something else.

 

[Jorim™]

i don't eat from school food . i never do . we scape from the school buy foods from a restaurant and then go back.
but i think they should remove it.

Yeah we could do that at a school I used to go to, you had to check in and out though. I like them inside of schools i think they should stay personally.

 

[Touche]

Vending machines only cause more unhealthy eating in school, shouldn't we be fighting that instead of encouraging it?

 

[Jorim™]

Vending machines only cause more unhealthy eating in school, shouldn't we be fighting that instead of encouraging it?

In a way yes, but if kids can't eat what is being served, then the vending machines will help.

 

[EXOTiK]

Wooooooo vending machines FTW

 

[The Beast]

I think they should stay because when i was in school i would always buy from the machines.

 

[Touche]

So they should stay just because you bought from them? That's not great logic.

 

[Ryan_mybb_import10548]

What's the point? If they take them out kids are going to buy from stores, the same junk, there is no restrictions or limits, the only thing that limits them is money.. okay you might stop them from getting it for a few hours, but when they are out, BOOM.. makes no sense

 

[Touche]

Ryan, it will still stop some people.