Margo Wootan Quotes on Education (3 Quotes)

Communities that do step up to reverse poor nutrition trends often face considerable opposition from soda and junk food manufacturers, but while it used to be that industry always won, that's not always the case now, ... because schools are already in the business of feeding children it's a matter of changing what's offered, not necessarily taking on new responsibilities.

Schools can make money without selling junk food.

The money from soda contracts comes out of children's and parents' pockets. Coke, Pepsi, and other junk-food marketers enjoy being in schools because they know it is one of the only places they can target kids without parental interference.