Diets in Review
Taking your kids to the playground doesn’t mean that you are relegated to sitting on a bench with a book. Join your kids by completing this workout and showing them that fitness, and fun, don’t stop when you grow up! … Continue reading
McDonald’s Restaurants in Canada are changing things up when it comes to some of the happy meal options on their menu. These child-oriented meals are going to be made over to have lower sodium in such items as the grilled chicken snack wrap. Continue reading
The Nintendo Wii has been on my radar for several months, right after seeing how much fun it is firsthand playing it with friends. I know I’m late in the game here, but if you’re like me and haven’t bought … Continue reading
Earlier this month, The Food and Drug Administration announced that it was investigating voluntary recalls involving children’s versions of Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl. Now, the FDA has announced that it is looking into further reports that children’s … Continue reading
The childhood obesity epidemic is on the rise and on the minds of food makers. Recently many of the nation’s largest food companies said they will reduce the calorie counts of their products by more than 1.5 trillion calories in … Continue reading
In a live press conference First Lady Michelle Obama discussed an exciting announcement in regards to the ‘Let’s Move‘ campaign and the ‘Partnership for a Healthier America’ who have begun to seek a solution to reverse the epidemic of childhood … Continue reading
We all strive to get our kids to eat healthy foods – we push fruits and vegetables every chance we get. But could that actually be harming our kids? Recent studies seem to point to this troubling thought. Exposure to … Continue reading
Childhood obesity has been a hot button topic years in the making. From the First Lady’s interest in the issue, to Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution show, America is well aware of how school lunches and nutrition are affecting our youth. … Continue reading
According to a study done by Dutch researchers, one affective way to get kids to eat their produce is to make the food look appealing and fun. In children ages 4 to 7 years old, kids ate close to twice as much when the fruit in the test was presented in a fun and likable way. Continue reading
Last week, we got word that Oregon has the lowest childhood obesity rate in the country, at about 10 percent. Mississippi is in dead last, with 22 percent of the youth being obese. According to a 2024 report by the … Continue reading
We all know that eating a diet high in fat will have an adverse affect on our own health, causing weight problems, heart attacks, diabetes and a myriad of other issues. It’s even somewhat easy to see that your dietary … Continue reading