Ontario schools are removing Junky food from their cafeterias and vending machines
Things like chocolate, french fries, energy drinks, candy, chips and pop will no longer be available for students to buy while on campus.
This is huge step forward in the fight against obesity in Canada. Currently, 28% of kids between 2 and 17 are either overweight or obese. This is leading to higher levels of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, ect...
"Fully 80 per cent of the new school menu must include products with the highest levels of essential nutrients and the lowest amounts of fat, sugar and sodium."
There is still a lot of work to be done in the fight against obesity but this is a step in the right direction. Managing portion control, calories, and further reducing calories are just some of the things that still need to be address..
But I hope that more provinces and school districts will follow along and re-evaluate the food they are serving the countries youth.
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