Eat Right

I went to my younger brother's school today, and I was shocked to see that there is an entire wall of pop and candy machines. There had to be at least 8. I had heard on the news, a while back, that the schools were trying to do away with pop and candy machines, unless it contained healthy drinks and snacks.
After I had approached the candy machines to see what was in them, I could only find two things that I would consider a healthy snack: peanuts and granola bars. The rest of the machine was filled with things like candy bars, cookies, and chips.
I then looked at the pop machines. I was suprised to see a Rockstar machine full of energy drinks. There was also two pop machines, and only one of them had water. The last machine was a milk machine, and it had milk and juice.
The reason I was at the school was to take money to my brother so he could load his lunch card. When I went to school, we had lunch tickets, and if we didn't have cash in our pocket, we couldn't buy junk from the candy machines. Now schools are giving students an ID card that the parents can load periodically, and this card can be used for school lunch, pop machines, and concessions at after-school events. Students don't have to buy a healthy school lunch. Instead they can buy a pop and a candy bar and call it lunch.
How do we expect our children to eat healthy at school with this kind of a system? It's hard enough to get your child to eat healthy when he is at home and you are preparing the healthy snacks and meals for him. The schools need to set up the system, so it is easier for our children to eat healthy at school, instead of not having much to choose from except for the sugary, unhealthy snacks and drinks.
Obesity has become a major issue in America. It is easy-fix issues such as this one that are making it worse.