Junk Food Trucks Undercut Healthy School Lunch Rules
Why eat a veggie burger when you can get Hot Cheetos just down the street?
Novato High School senior Audrey Romero, center, and sophomore Priscilla Figueroa, right, eat ice cream from a vending truck outside their school on Tuesday
NOVATO — On Tuesday afternoon, Edgar Cardenas, 16, stood on the curb outside Novato High School buying his lunch from a food truck that was peddling ice cream, candy, soft drinks and chips.
For $3.50, Edgar, a sophomore, purchased a bag of Hot Cheetos, a can of Coca-Cola and a package of Airheads Xtremes candy.
In the school cafeteria, the menu included a chicken sandwich with roasted potatoes or a
Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/13dTg)