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Diet Riot: Vending Machines Can Save Your Diet
Helen Jupiter

by Helen Jupiter, January 14, 2008

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The Vending Machine of the Future: organic, kosher, natural, vegetarian, healthy, and oh-so-deliciousThe Vending Machine of the Future: organic, kosher, natural, vegetarian, healthy, and oh-so-deliciousAdmit it: those pre-peeled baby carrots you begrudgingly bring to work every day are inevitably trumped by the irresistible seductions of a vending machine stocked with salty, cheesy, chocolaty evils. Lately, though, a new breeze is blowing through the vending industry -- and it's not just flatulence! (Har).

A handful of companies are beginning to offer those with special dietary needs better options, from kosher and organic to vegetarian and "allergy-friendly."

Kosher Vending Industries is making sure that Jews on the run can get a kashrut snack where options are scarce. Organic Vending only stocks items that are free of artificial flavor, artificial color, preservatives, and trans fats, and a large majority of their products meet the USDA standard for Organics. YoNaturals Inc. stocks their vending machines with a wide range of products, from fresh juices to organic pita chips.



Helen Jupiter

Helen Jupiter is a writer based in Los Angeles. In the past she has contributed to Gridskipper


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Eater X

01/14/08 5:58 pm
easy eats

What I would like to know is, can I get one in my house?  You know, one that gets restocked on a weekly basis or so?  So I don;t have to cook or shop for food?  And maybe I can get an attachment that actually takes the food from the machine, and puts it into my mouth, and then moves my jaw up and down, and then helps me swallow it?  That'd be nice.



Anonymous

01/14/08 6:04 pm
Veggie Tailgate

Thanks for exposing me to these new vending machines, Helen! Where can I find these vendors of delicious progressive snacks? Im personally in the mood for a nice organic carrot juice. It would be nice to know where they are located.