AP: Nearly All Sodas Sales to Schools to End

[Eugene]

May 3, 2006, 4:54AM
Nearly All Sodas Sales to Schools to End

By SAMANTHA GROSS Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The nation's largest beverage distributors have agreed to halt nearly all soda sales
to public schools, according to a deal announced Wednesday by the William J. Clinton Foundation.

Under the agreement, the companies have agreed to sell only water, unsweetened juice and
low-fat milks to elementary and middle schools, said Jay Carson, a spokesman for former President
Bill Clinton. Diet sodas would be sold only to high schools.

Cadbury Schweppes PLC, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and the American Beverage Association have
all signed onto the deal, Carson said, adding that the companies serve "the vast majority of schools."
The American Beverage Association represents the majority of school vending bottlers.

The deal follows a wave of regulation by school districts and state legislatures to cut back
on student consumption of soda amid reports of rising childhood obesity rates. Soda has been
a particular target of those fighting obesity because of its caloric content and popularity
among children.

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Full article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/3837029.html

[greekspeak]

1. Now move onto those meals, unless they have seriously changed

Meals we used to get: half a bologna sandwich on white bread with nachos. That was a meal. Chili con carne with a big old cinnimon roll. Fried fish chunk with macaroni. Sure, get the soda out of there, but give the kids some better foods at lunch.

[Fountain79]

2. But not mac and smokies! n/t

[greekspeak]

3. Yes,,..they served that too

Mac and smokies were on the menu a lot. ANd I think a big chunk of that gov't cheese often showed up with the fishsticks in lieu of the mac and cheese.

[Joe_VB]

9. MMMMMMMMMMMM....Mac and Smokies...Ahhhhhhhhh

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Green hot dogs!!! Have to GO!!!

Actually, my son's district recently changed their food service, and it is actually quite good. No ice cream scooped mashed potatoes with turkey flake gravy there. :hi:

[latebloomer]

4. Diet soda is poison

They need to remove that, too.

[wake.up.america]

5. Diet Soda ist Gift!!!

[latebloomer]

6. I'd look into that some more

if I were you.

[yngliberal]

8. Aspartame is very bad for you....n/t

[trotsky]

10. "Gift" = German for "poison" n/t

[latebloomer]

11. Aha!

Thanks for the info.

[mcscajun]

12. They're removing all soda from the elementary schools.

and I agree; Diet Soda is poison.

Too bad they'll continue to sell it to teenagers.