Healthier Food Options Are A Tough Sell For Students

Commack High School has a new vending machine that offers healthy snack options, as part of a pilot program that encourages students to make healthier food choices at school.

But according to a report by the New York Times, the health snacks aren't exactly flying off the shelves:

Commack’s healthy machine sold 296 items totaling $388.75 from Sept. 1 to Sept. 19, less than one-third of the sales made by a nearby machine that offers less nutritious fare. Moreover, the top-selling item from the new machine was baked potato chips — less fat than fried chips, but less than ideal — with almost no takers for peach smoothies, roasted edamame or fresh pineapple chunks.

Do you think healthy vending machines are an effective tool in the war on junk food? Or will junk food always win out?

Tell us in the comments.