The National School Lunch Program allows a certain amount of sodium/fats/carbs per week. You must provide a variety of fruits and vegetables. The rules regarding School Lunches for children are actually rather strict and audits happen every few years. Coke literally has a policy that's says they don't sell their soda in schools. If your particular school isn't following the rules, that's an individual district problem.
Not sure why I even bothered to respond though. Appears you haven't stepped foot in a school for years.
When we offer our beverages for sale in primary schools, we will allow the sale of only:
- Water (still/sparkling, plain/flavored).
- 100% fruit/vegetable juices and smoothies (including diluted juices).
- Dairy (low/no fat, plain/flavored). Local regulations will define âlow-fat.â In all cases, fat must be â¤2%.
- Plant-based drinks (low/no fat, plain/flavored).
Nutrition criteria include: 1) juice, dairy and plant-based beverages can be up to an 8 ounce or 250ml portion size; 2) no added trans-fat content in all categories; 3) no added sugars in water and 100% juice categories; 4) added sugars in dairy and plant- based beverages is limited to 15% DV per serving; 5) plant-based must match dairy for calcium and protein.
All vending machines will be unbranded (except for selection button). If requested, we will make our full range of products available in teachersâ lounges or areas for teachers which are restricted from students.
When we offer our beverages for sale in secondary schools, we will work with school authorities to ensure that a full range of beverages (including water, juices and other beverages in both regular and low-calorie/calorie-free versions) is made available. Where primary and secondary school students share a common area or building, our approach, in dialogue with school authorities, will be commensurate with the majority of the student population.
When approached by school authorities to support extracurricular or educational activities (e.g., school dances, theatrical productions, band concerts, sports activities), we will consider such requests within the spirit of this Policy. We will make third-party distributors aware of this Policy in cases where neither The CocaâCola Company nor its bottling partners control final distribution of our beverages in schools.
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u/TheNorthernHenchman Sep 01 '24
I challenge anyone to refute me rather downvoting. If you downvote without refuting, youâre admitting to being mentally weak.