I don’t hit vending machines for snacks very often, but I’ve done it on rare occasions – usually when I’m at some highway rest stop out in the middle of nowhere (and there’s a fair amount of “nowhere” in Eastern Washington), and need something to tide me over until I hit civilization again.<\/p>\n
This happens maybe once or twice a year. When it does, I nearly always choose a Snickers or a PayDay bar – thanks to the peanuts, they’re usually the healthiest things in the machine.<\/p>\n
To put it another way, they’re the best of the worst.<\/p>\n
Thus, I wouldn’t mind seeing this become a statewide (if not nationwide) trend…<\/a><\/p>\n Seattle City Council to require carrot sticks, tuna alongside chips in vending machines<\/strong><\/p>\n The Seattle City Council voted today to require healthier vending machines on city property. The\u00a0proposal\u00a0by Councilmember Richard Conlin also has the support of the Mayor Mike McGinn. Under the\u00a0new rules<\/a>, at least half of the food in city vending machines will have to be healthy.<\/p>\n