Heart Healthy Snacks in Schools

President Bill Clinton along with the American Heart Association together with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation has negotiated a deal with Northfield’s Kraft Foods, Mars, Campbell Soup, Dannon and PepsiCo to develop healthy snacks that are lower in calories, fat, sugar and salt. Schools will also be encouraged to provide healther snacks in school vending machines, ala carte lines, school stores, snack carts, and fundraisers.

President Clinton:

Ensuring that children have healthier food choices at school is another critical step in the fight against childhood obesity. I’m proud of these five companies for making an important statement about this health challenge and an even more important commitment to doing something about it. What we are setting in motion with these guidelines will dramatically change the kind of food that children have access to at school. It will take time, but through coalitions like this of industry and the non-profit sector, we are going to make a real difference in the lives of millions of children by helping them eat healthier and live healthier.

Healthier choices at home and at school makes for a hearty lifestyle.

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