Adopts healthy vending guidelines for city-owned facilities. Guidelines require that 50% of food and beverages in each machine meet specific nutrition standards. Beverage standard focus on water and low- or no-calorie beverages; food nutrition standards address fat, trans fat, sodium, dietary fiber, and limit sugar. Standards also address pricing and placement.
The "whereas" clauses include references to: "childhood obesity epidemic," "sustainable and holistic policies that improve communities' access to healthy, affordable food" and other references to "healthy food." Resolution "whereas" clauses, p. 1.
The "whereas" clauses describes the Let's Move! Cities,Towns and Counties initative and that Healthy and Sustainable Food Service Guidelines are part of meeting the initiative's goals. States that the goal of the guidelines in the policy is "to increase access to healthy food and beverage options and reduce and/or eliminate the availability of unhealthy snack choices in vending machines." Resolution "whereas" clauses, p. 1.
The "whereas" clauses include a statement that the goal of the guidelines in the policy is "to increase access to healthy food and beverage options and reduce and/or eliminate the availability of unhealthy snack choices in vending machines." Resolution "whereas" clauses, p. 1.
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