Healthy food is a great idea, but schoolkids want junk

Regarding your April 7 story, ''New CPS guidelines -- out with doughnuts, in with the whole grain'': I was in the vending/ cafeteria industry for 40 years. I saw what people want and what people eat.

Healthy foods are great, but it's not what kids will eat. They want their doughnuts, greasy cheeseburgers, pizza and nachos.

I wish Monifa Thomas, who wrote this article, would do a follow-up in a few months to see how much healthy food is thrown in the garbage and what is actually eaten.

Richard R. Siska,

Matteson

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