Question

Read the passage.

School vending machines are a bad idea for middle schools. In schools where vending machines are present, students are tempted to choose an unhealthy snack from the machine rather than buy a fruit or vegetable snack from the cafeteria. On average, school vending machine snacks have two hundred more calories than a piece of fruit. Schools with vending machines often use the profits from the machines to buy cafeteria supplies, like plastic ware and napkins.

Simon is writing an essay opposing vending machines in schools. What new information from the passage could he add to support his argument?

Vending machines are not a good idea in middle schools.
Students will always choose unhealthy snacks if they have a choice.
Vending machine snacks are not as healthy as fruits and vegetables.
Schools use vending machine profits to help offset the cost of running a cafeteria.

Answer 1

"Vending machine snacks are not as healthy as fruits and vegetables."

This is supported by the passage's points that students are tempted to choose unhealthy machine snacks over fruit/veg and that machine snacks have about 200 more calories than a piece of fruit.