The consumer advocacy group, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), issued grades to states for limiting kids’ access to junk food at school.
The results, from best to worst states, are:
A - Kentucky
B+ Nevada, Arkansas, New Mexico, Alabama, California
B New Jersey, Arizona, Tennessee
B- Louisiana, West Virginia, Connecticut, Florida
C+ Hawaii, Texas
C Maine, Mississippi, District of Columbia
C- Colorado, South Carolina
D+ New York, Maryland
D Oklahoma, Virginia, North Carolina
D- Indiana, Illinois, Georgia
F Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
SOURCE: School Foods Report Card, Center for Science in the Public Interest, June 2006.
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www.TheSneakyChef.com.
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