Stonyfield Farm's Menu for Change program is designed to improve the food being offered to students in our nation's schools. Since 2003, we've helped schools replace junk food vending machines with machines filled with student-approved natural and organic snacks. We've worked with school and community groups across the nation to change the menu for today's youth.

Why is a yogurt company concerned about school food?

The health of our nation's children is everyone's concern.

• Obesity and overweight rates among our children have been rising dramatically for two decades.
• One in seven children in our country is obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This is an epidemic.
• For the first time, the current generation of youth may have shorter lives than their parents because of the health problems that arise with extra weight—diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems, and a higher risk of certain cancers. With their extra weight, today's children are already developing these adult conditions and/or are at higher risk of developing them as adults.

Here are some things we're trying to do, and some things you can do if you share our concern about this problem. Our overall goal is to make healthy choices the easy choice in school.