Calorie Count at the Vending Machine

Office workers in search of snacks will be counting calories along with their change under new labeling regulations for vending machines included in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.

Snack time will soon be calorie-counting time after new FDA regulations go into effect earlier next year as part of Obamacare. The new rules allow more information for you. More then 10,000 vending machine companies nationwide that operate 20 or more machines will have to display this. They are going to have to give you the calorie count similar to what you see in menus,in restaurants,it will be on vending machines now. Customers will see the calories next to their snacks choice, typical vending machines options include things like Lay's potato chips,240 calories,skittles 250,snickers 250 calories,you'll be able to see it right there.

Now the FDA hopes this will help consumers go for alternatives. It will help you stick to your New Year's resolutions. Big Lay's for example 210 calories,Fit Newtons 190 calories but they are food then,Hoeny rolls peanuts 160 calories,but they are high in protein. Now the program is expensive. The FDA has made the cost to the industry will be about $25,800,000 ,initially $24m every year after that. The industry trade group says complying with the law will be expensive for small companies with fewer employees and already low profit margins. But they also estimate that if just 0.2% of obese adults ate 100 fewer calories per week, it would save $24m or more in annual health care cost, the question is by seeing the numbers will change your behavior.