Healthy VitaMeal Vending Machines for Kids
January 14th 2009 by Dr.MOZ in Food Fun, Healthy Kids, School
There’s a lot of debate about serving healthier snacks in schools, but we rarely see anyone doing anything about it. Kids want food, parents want healthy kids, and schools need the revenue that vending sales provide. Designer Irina Ivanova of may have found the perfect compromise with her innovative VitaMeal vending machine design.
- Packaging: Nutritious foods are packed in fun packaging with special attention given to the portions provided in each pack.
- Vita-Smart Cards: Cards come with smart chips that function as credit cards with allowing parents to control what products kids can take from the machine. This is particularly useful with young children that may have food allergies.
- Vending Machines: Modular machines are adaptable to their environments allowing for free standing or wall placement. Refrigerated machines can offer everything from cold milk to mixed nuts without the need for two machines. Color coding and speaker features help young children choose the intended food, based on smart card programming by parents.
This looks like a great idea for young school kids, but major cola distributors may need to take the lead to make an expensive system like this a reality. Something tells me they would be more than happy to do it once their regular products were banned from US schools. Not that I’m suggesting we ban cola and other junk food vending machines from schools…just kidding, that’s exactly what I’m suggesting.
Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ
> found at IrinaIvanova.com via TheDieLine.com
January 15th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
This sounds like a really nice idea, better than those machines filled with junk
January 16th, 2009 at 7:35 am
a good idea, so that parents can control what is bought and eaten by them.
January 16th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
that’s nice idea, even better if all mother in the world can go back to 60′s or 70′s where most of mother prepare the lunch box for their son and daughter, fresh cookies and fressh food always prepared , without worrying what will their kid be eat at school since the mother’s had prepare it before they go to school
January 18th, 2009 at 8:15 am
THAT’S VERY FUNNY FOR KIDS, MY DAUGHTER WILL LOVE IT
January 19th, 2009 at 8:13 am
a good idea, so that parents can control what is bought and eaten by them.
January 20th, 2009 at 1:53 am
a good idea, so parents can control what is bought and eaten by thems.
January 21st, 2009 at 12:23 am
Ohh this vending machine is very helpful for parents who can’t always monitor what their kids are buying or eating in school. The Vita-Smart card ideas is very nice. Food allergies are always my concern for my son that’s why I think the card will be very useful for parents like me to control what our kids can get from the machine. I must say this is really a brilliant idea…I’m looking forward to see these vending machines in schools.
January 26th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
That is a really really good idea! Its good that vending machines are starting to be used for good!
January 27th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
I think the vending machines are a good idea, as long as the cost is a minimum and the portions are within reason.
February 6th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
wow this is a great idea. instead of candy and snacks and pop they should put these in all the schools!
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 am
Does anyone know where I can find more information about this?
April 4th, 2009 at 7:11 am
this is very nice stuff especially on the kids, they gonna love it