YoNaturals leads the crusade against Junk Food in Schools with Healthy Vending Machines in Reno, NV
School districts are now taking action to combat childhood obesity by installing YoNaturals new healthy vending machines. YoNaturals is a pioneer in the national effort to clean up vending machines in schools.
Reno, NV [August 8, 2007] --- At long last, public schools are now joining the healthy vending revolution thanks to YoNaturals Inc., innovator of the YoZone, a high tech vending machine filled with a selection of natural and organic products. YoNaturals healthy vending machines operated by Nutricrave, Inc. are now being installed in local middle and high schools.
Alfred Venzon, owner of Nutricrave believes that healthy vending should be made available to everyone especially to students. “These machines create and encourage a healthy environment that everyone can thrive on.”
The introduction of YoZone machines in local middle and high schools will help students make healthy snacking a priority. The YoZone provides students with a custom-design food menu that include more than 150 healthy choices of smoothies, dried fruit, water, organic milk, snack bars, organic cookies, and vegetable chips. All YoZone items have been taste-tested by students and meet state school nutrition and wellness guidelines.
“YoZone products are certainly a better and healthier alterative to junk food,” says Andrew Yoxsimer, Principal of Sparks Middle School. He believes healthy snacks help maintain the attention and focus of students during class.
YoNaturals has made the transition from junk food machines to healthy vending simple and easy for schools to introduce. Installations of the machines are provided by YoNaturals professional operators at no expense to the schools. All YoZone machines feature state-of-the art technology with 24/7 remote monitoring system that notifies operators if a machine needs to be refilled or requires maintenance. Schools can set timers on the machines to switch on and off at their discretion to correlate with any mandated student break time.
A YoZone machine allows schools to keep the convenience and popularity of vending but adds a healthy twist by ensuring that products meet state nutrition standards. “Our whole school district has implemented a wellness program and the YoZone product fits within the guidelines,” says Patty Allyn, Assistant Principal of McQueen High School. “The availability of healthy snacks in schools will create an educational awareness amongst students on proper eating habits.”
Medical experts, public health advocates, consumer wellness watchdogs, and even former President Bill Clinton, recognize that the vending industry, which is not regulated by the USDA, is in need of a radical change. With 17 percent of children overweight and the instances of childhood obesity climbing each year, the children's health crisis in the United States is no secret.
YoNaturals offers a way to curb and reduce this problem through the implementation of healthy vending machines in schools across the nation. Mark Trotter, CEO of YoNaturals says “We salute the few brave and forward-thinking school around the country which has taken steps to introduce healthy eating to their students.”
MORE ABOUT YONATURALS YoNaturals offers a “one stop” solution to healthier vending including machine distribution, installation, training and complete food distribution of leading natural and organic brands.
YoNaturals is also actively seeking locations for their healthy vending machines in schools, colleges, universities, corporate offices, health clubs, hospitals, malls and large retailers.
To have a healthy vending machine in your location YoNaturals (www.yonaturals.com) at (858) 794-9955 or email
