More than 5 million vending machines in the United States will soon begin offering substantially more healthy options for consumers starting on January 1st.

The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA), which represents the $25 billion dollar vending machine industry, has just announced that they have adopted a public health commitment to substantially increase the percentage of “better for you”  options across all of the nation’s vending machines.

One-third of all snacks in the vending machines will meet at least two recognized public health standards, under the commitment, to be implemented over the next three years.