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Table 5.6 — States That Require or Recommend That Schools Prohibit Junk Foods1 in School Settings, by Setting2

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Requires Requires
Recommends Recommends
Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends		 After-School or Extended Day Programs A la Carte During Breakfast or Lunch Periods Concession Stands Meetings Attended by Students’ Family Members
Alabama Requires Requires Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends
Alaska Recommends Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Arizona Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Arkansas Recommends Requires Recommends Recommends
California Recommends Requires Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends
Colorado Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Connecticut Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Delaware Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
District of Columbia Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Florida Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Georgia Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Hawaii Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Idaho Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Illinois Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Indiana Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Iowa Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Kansas Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Kentucky Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Louisiana Recommends Requires Requires Recommends
Maine Requires Requires Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends
Maryland Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Massachusetts Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Michigan Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Minnesota Requires Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Mississippi Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Missouri Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Montana Recommends Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Nebraska Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Nevada Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
New Hampshire Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
New Jersey Requires Requires Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
New Mexico Requires Requires Recommends Recommends
New York Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
North Carolina Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends
North Dakota Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Ohio Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Oklahoma Recommends Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Oregon Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Pennsylvania Recommends Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Rhode Island Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
South Carolina Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
South Dakota Recommends Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Tennessee Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Texas Requires Requires Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Utah Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Vermont Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Virginia Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Washington Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
West Virginia Recommends Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends
Wisconsin Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Wyoming Requires Requires Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends

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Requires Requires
RecommendsRecommends
Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends		 School Stores, Canteens, or Snack Bars Staff Meetings Student Parties Vending Machines
Alabama Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Requires
Alaska Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends
Arizona Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires
Arkansas Requires Recommends Requires Requires
California Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Requires
Colorado Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends
Connecticut Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Delaware Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends
District of Columbia Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Florida Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Georgia Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Hawaii Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Idaho Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Illinois Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires
Indiana Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Iowa Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Kansas Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Kentucky Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires
Louisiana Requires Requires Requires Requires
Maine Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires
Maryland Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends
Massachusetts Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Michigan Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Minnesota Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Mississippi Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Missouri Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Montana Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends
Nebraska Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Nevada Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends
New Hampshire Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
New Jersey Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Requires
New Mexico Requires Recommends Recommends Requires
New York Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
North Carolina Requires Recommends Recommends Requires
North Dakota Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Ohio Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Oklahoma Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends
Oregon Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends
Pennsylvania Recommends Recommends Recommends Recommends
Rhode Island Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends
South Carolina Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires
South Dakota Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends
Tennessee Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires
Texas Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Requires
Utah Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Vermont Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends
Virginia Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires
Washington Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends Recommends
West Virginia Requires Neither Requires nor Recommends Requires Requires
Wisconsin Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends
Wyoming Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Neither Requires nor Recommends Recommends

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1 Junk foods are defined as foods or beverages that have low nutrient density, that is, they provide calories primarily through fats or added sugars and have minimal amounts of vitamins and minerals.

2 “Does your state require or recommend that schools be prohibited from offering junk foods in the following settings: (a) a la carte during breakfast or lunch periods, (b) at student parties, (c) in after-school or extended day programs, (d) at staff meetings, (e) at meetings attended by students’ family members, (f) in school stores, canteens, or snack bars, (g) in vending machines, or (h) at concession stands?” (State Food Service Questionnaire, Items 23a–h)


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