Former President Bill Clinton and the American Heart Association announced they have entered into a voluntary agreement with various food companies to make schoolchildren's snacks healthier, according to the Associated Press.
Snacks will have less fat, salt and sugar in an effort to cut down on the number of cases of childhood obesity, according to the AP.
Foods with 35 percent of their calories coming from fat will not be sold in cafeterias, fundraisers, snack bars and vending machines at participating schools, the AP reported. Foods with 10 percent of their calories coming from unsaturated fat and foods with more than 35 percent of their weight coming from sugar will also not be sold. The plan does not mandate school compliance but gives an alternative to sugary snacks found on many campuses.
According to Clinton, there is no set starting time or place for where the guidelines will be instituted, the American Heart Association reported.
