Faces By KLM

Grade Soft

Parents are insisting that school health officials find solutions in the fight against childhood and teen obesity. Not so long ago, and even still today, school vending machines could be found stocked with all kinds of sweet and unhealthy snacks. There is no doubt that kids love the selection, but they lack the discipline to refrain from over-indulging themselves with these products. Research has shown that the best way to avoid obesity as an adult is to begin eating healthier choices as a child. But does this bode well for the vending industry?

Adding healthy choices for kids to eat can mean additional business opportunities for vendors and food manufacturers alike. People interested in starting a business in the vending industry may be at an advantage over existing vendors who are established in the business. The reason for this is because existing vendors may have too much already invested in the products they sell today, leaving them with fewer avenues to get rid of their inventory.

On the other hand, someone new to the industry may be more flexible in the choices of school vending machines and products to sell. Another possibility is that the equipment that existing vendors have in use today may not offer the ability necessary to sell the types of snacks parents want their children to choose from.

For a vendor to come to an agreement to sell food products within a school, certain criteria should be met. In the case of beverages, according to the American Beverage Association guidelines, only water or 100 percent juice can be sold in grade schools, while food items for middle schools must include low calorie beverages and soft drinks. For high schools the number of soft drinks in the selection should not be greater than 50 percent, while other healthier selections should make up the other half, like sports drinks, for example.

There is also an emotional factor at play here. When more choices exist, it puts a person more at ease and breaks up the boredom that may arise out of having the same old items to choose from. School vending machines that offer such healthy choices as milk, juice, water, sandwiches, cereal bars or crackers, can be a welcome snack that satisfies students more and allows them to pay better attention to their classwork.

School experts are acknowledging the fact that stocking vending machines with healthy food options is a more attractive choice than removing them all together. Removing them will certainly not deter teens from obtaining unhealthy items because they will simply wait to get out of school to get them. Owners of vending machines who are willing to keep up with the fluctuating demands of their audience will survive, while taking satisfaction of knowing they are helping children to get and stay healthy.

New vending business opportunities await people looking for an additional stream of income. And for those already in the business, it is important to stay current with the ever changing trends in the business to stay profitable.

Mark Sierra invites you to visit Vending Equipment Online to find more information about vending equipment.

Choosing Soft Pastel?

i am a beginner at using soft pastels. ive never used them and would like to try them. i was wondering whats a good brand of soft pastel that affordable(nothing over $35). i was thinking of the fabercastell gold faber studio soft pastels set of 48 but i heard that students grade soft pastels are cheap, crumbly and don't blend well. if theres any good artist grade pastels that are in my budget that would help.

Rembrandt is a good brand. I don't particularly like soft pastels. I like Neupastels even though they are a bit harder.

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