Finally there is great news for Mexico, parents and children when it comes to developing good eating habits. After Mexico has become famous in the headlines for being number 1 in the world for child obesity and of course, hand in hand with that, number 1 consumers of soft drinks, commonly called “refrescos”, Coca Cola has agreed to have withdrawn all their soft drinks out of all schools in Mexico by the year 2013. They do have the chance to replace them with nutritive drinks without heavy sugar content if they manage to invent popular ones within that time. This is part of Mexico’s move to take all junk food out of schools. If you have had a chance to send you kids to private schools in San Miguel de Allende, like Colegio Atabal and Carrusel preschool, Los Charcos and Colegio Siglo 21, you have been told that no cookies, chocolate no prefab type food of any sort is allowed through the door.
If you are considering a move here with your children and are looking for schools in San Miguel de Allende, be sure to ask about their programs for nutrition before making a decision, as it is still far from 2013.
Of course Coca Cola loudly makes the claim that they have always accompanied their old drinks machines in schools with information on a balanced and active life and what constitutes good nutrition. As the sales of soft drinks soars, we know that hasn’t worked.
For a list of all the schools in San Miguel de Allende go to this list:
