Under current USDA guidelines, a 10 year old child attending public school can opt to consume the following on any given school day: a can of Coca-Cola and a HoneyBun for breakfast; a Snickers bar for a snack; an a la carte pizza, bag of potato chips, packaged chocolate chip cookie and an additional soda for lunch. Albeit the national standards for school lunch improved significantly this past Fall, the guidelines set forth do not apply to so called 'competitive foods'. Items under this label include foods and beverages sold within school cafeterias a la carte, in vending machines as well as...