Day 17: Greenest
Jonathan
Johns Hopkins University
Vending Machine
The full vending machine found in Charles Commons
For a better view, here is the same machine split into two pictures and poorly aligned
Vending Options
 Utz Potato Chip
◦ Ingredients: Fresh Whole Potatoes, Sliced And Cooked In 100% Pure Cottonseed Oil, With
Salt Added.
 Utz Pretzel Thins
◦ Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Salt, Corn Oil, Malt Syrup, Sugar, Yeast, Soda
 Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies
◦ Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1],
Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Semi Sweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa
Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Palm, And Palm
Kernel Oil With Tbhq For Freshness), Contains Two Percent Or Less Of Molasses, Salt,
Eggs, Baking Soda, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Whey, Whey Protein Concentrate.
 Pepperidge Farms Goldfish Crackers
◦ Unbleached, Enriched Wheat Flour; Sunflower, Canola And/Or Soybean Oil; Yeast; Sugar;
Spices; Autolyzed Yeast; Monocalcium Phosphate; Ammonium Bicarbonate; Baking Soda;
And Onion Powder, And Cheddar Solids.
 Strawberry Pop-Tarts
◦ Wheat Flour Enriched (Wheat Flour, Niacinamide (Vitamin Ab), Iron Reduced, Thiamine
Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid (Vitamin Ab)) , Corn Syrup,
Corn Syrup High Fructose, Dextrose, Soybean(S) Oil Partially Hydrogenated And/Or,
Cottonseed Oil, Crackermeal Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: (, Wheat Starch, Salt,
Strawberry(Ies) Dried, Apple(S) Dried, Pear(S) Dried, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium
Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate) , Citric Acid, Wheat Starch Modified, Corn
Starch, Caramel Color, Xanthan Gum, Soy Lecithin, Niacinamide (Vitamin Ab), Iron
Reduced, Red 40, Yellow 6, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Hcl),
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid (Vitamin Ab)
 Planters Dry Roasted, Lightly Salted Peanuts
◦ Peanuts, Salt, Maltodextrin, Cornstarch, Corn Syrup Solids
 Utz White Cheddar Popcorn
◦ Popcorn, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following, Cottonseed, Corn,
Canola, Sunflower, Safflower) , Whey, Cheese (Cheese Cheddar And Cheese Semisoft
[Milk Pasteurized, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzyme] ) , Salt, Milk Fat, Buttermilk Solids,
Flavor Natural, Butter, Sodium Phosphate, Vitamin A Palmitate
 Oreo Sandwich Cookies
◦ Sugar, Flour Unbleached Enriched (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron Reduced, Thiamine
Mononitrate, Riboflavin , Folic Acid) , Palm And/Or Canola Oil High Oleic, Cocoa
Processed With Alkali, Corn Syrup High Fructose, Corn Starch, Leavening (Baking Soda
And/Or Calcium Phosphate) , Salt, Soy Lecithin, Flavor Artificial Vanillin, Chocolate
 Frito-Lay Original Corn Chips
◦ Corn Whole, Corn Oil, Salt
 Snickers Candy Bar
◦ Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Lactose, Milk Skim, Milk Fat, Soy
Lecithin, Flavor Artificial) , Peanut, Corn Syrup, Milk Fat, Milk Skim, Vegetable Oil
(Soybean Oil Partially Hydrogenated And/Or, Palm Kernel Oil Hydrogenated) , Salt,
Lactose, EggWhites, Chocolate, Flavor(S) Artificial
A Better Vending Machine
Kettle Organic Sea Salt Potato Chips
Brand: Kettle
Ingredients: Organic potatoes, organic vegetable oil
(safflower and/or sunflower oil), sea salt.
These USDA organic potato chips have the benefit of
being sustainably grown and pesticide free.
Newman's Own Organics – Organic Unsalted Pretzel Rounds
Brand: Newman's Own Organics
Ingredients: Organic Unbleached Wheat Flour, Organic Rye
Flour, Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Sunflower Oil,
Organic Barley Malt, Yeast, Sodium Bicarbonate.
Not only are these pretzels organic, but they also spare you the
exorbitant amount of salt that Utz Pretzels have.
Tradecraft Fair Trade Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brand: Tradecraft
Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Sugar, Vegetable Fat, Plain
Chocolate Chunks: [Sugar, Cocoa Mass Cocoa Butter ,
Emulsifier: Soy Lecithin], Oats, Invert Sugar Syrup :
[Sugar , Water], Cocoa Powder
Certified FairTrade by FLO-CERT, these cookies are a
fantastic guilt-free snack.
Annie's Homegrown Cheddar Bunnies Backed Snack Crackers
Brand: Annies Homegrown
Ingredients: Certified Organic Wheat Flour, Expeller
Pressed Safflour Oil, Aged Cheddar Cheese (contains
Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Cheese Cultures), Salt, Yeast
Extract, Paprika, Annatto Extract (for Color), Ground
Celery Seed, Onion Powder, and Yeast.
Made of some organic ingredients and GMO free, these
adorable bunnies are ethical and have no added sugar.
Nature's Path Organic Frosted Toaster Pastries
Brand: Nature's Path Organic
Ingredients: Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Evaporated
Cane Juice, Organic Evaporated can Juice Invert,
Organic Palm Oil, Organic Apples, Organic Whole
Wheat Flour, Powdered Sugar, Organic Corn Starch,
Organic Vital Wheat Gluten, Organic Dextrose, Organic
Strawberries, Organic Strawberry Flavor, Organic Rice
Starch, Sea Salt, Leavenings (Baking Soda, Cream of
Tartar), Organic Honey, Organic Molasses, Citric Acid,
Rice Bran Extract, Colored With Betalains, Paprika
Extract (From Plants), Organic Vanilla Flavor, Algin,
Sodium Citrate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Whey Protein
Isolate.
Considering the bulk of ingredients in this item, the
work it must of took to ensure it was organic is
respectable in itself. Append the fact that it is non-GMO,
containis whole wheat flour, and wheat gluten, and Pop-Tarts shouldn't even be considered close to
these things.
Organic Dry Roasted Peanuts
Brand: Nuts.com
Ingredients: Organic Peanuts, Salt
Why add maltodextrin and Corn Syrup Solids to a bag of peanuts? The
good people at Nut.com know there is no good answer, which is why
they've left their peanuts nice, organic, and simple.
Marilyn's Organic Whtie Cheddar Popcorn
Brand: Marilyn's
Ingredients: Organic Air—popped Popcorn, Organic
Vegetable Oil (Canola, Safflower, and/or Sunflower),
Organic Cheddar Cheese [(Organic Cultured Pasteurized
Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Organic Nonfat Milk, Organic
Whey, Salt].
Once gain, GMO free organic snack, that has zer o
transfat has made my list. Clearly, these snacks all have
a lot in common.
Newman's Own Organics Newman-O's
Brand: Newman's Own Organics
Ingredients: Organic Unbleached Wheat Flour, Organic
Powdered Sugar (Organic Sugar, Organic Corn Starch),
Organic Sugar, Organic Palm Fruit Oil, Canola Oil ,
Cocoa, Unsweetened Chocolate, Salt, Natural Flavor,
Sodium Bicarbonate, Soy Lecithin.
I never thought I would see the day that an organic Oreo
was made, but apparently the good people at Newman's Own Organics have figured out how to turn
everything from conventional to organic. These clearly are more sustainable than Oreo, because that
are made with 70% organic ingredients.
Trader Joe's Organic Corn Chip Dippers
Brand: Trader Joe's
Ingredients: Organic Corn, Organic Sunflower Oil, Salt.
From the fantastic company Trader Joe's, these corn chip dippers
are a great way to have an equivalent to Fritos. Additionally, in
my searches I found a website that tells you how much activity
you have to do to burn off a serving off these guys: about 18
minutes of running of 22 minutes of cross country skiing.
Crispy Cat Toasted Almond Candy Bar
Brand: Crispy Cat
Ingredients: Organic Dark Chocolate (Organic Sugar,
Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Unsweetened Chocolate,
Organic Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Organic Vanilla),
Organic Medium Grain Brown Rice, Organic Brown
Rice Syrup, Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Agave
Syrup, Almonds, Organic Tapioca Maltodextrin, Organic
Lecithin, Almond Butter, Natural Flavors and Salt.
These candy bars are a great dairy free, gluten free, nonGMO, organic counterpart to the standard candy bar.
They've also have very strong reviews that say they taste
very good.
Pintrest Boards
Unhealthy Vending Board: http://pinterest.com/jsmeton1/unhealthy-vending/
Health Vending Board: http://pinterest.com/jsmeton1/healthy-vending/
What I Learned
1. No matter what it is you crave, there is always an organic, fair trade, non-GMO equivalent to
that food.
2. You don't have to sacrifice your little food vices to eat healthy. If you want an Orea, get a
Newman-O. It may not be healthy, but it is a step in the right direction, without sacrificing taste.
After seeing the dismal options that our vending machines provide, I am very inclined to pass on to my
school the possibility of providing a couple healthy options in these machines. It is one thing to have a
lot of unhealthy snacks in the machine, but when it is composed entirely of them, than something is
wrong.