Fake Vending Machine At Salt Lake City, High School Urges Kids To Make Healthier Choices

Jan. 20, 2012
Intermountain Healthcare has installed a fake, talking vending machine at Rose Park Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Intermountain Healthcare has installed a fake, talking vending machine at Rose Park Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah, according to The Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah. When students press its buttons, looking for gooey, crispy or chewy goodies, they instead get playful nuggets of wisdom. For the full story, click here

Editor’s Insight: The school should incorporate this fake, talking machine with real vending machines that dispense nutritional products.

Why not have the talking machine suggest healthier options available in the real vending machine? 01-20-12 BY Elliot Maras