The Truth About Your Kid’s Breakfast Cereal!
All cereals are not created equal. They may look the same, with bright colors and cartoon characters, but check out the back of the box to see what you are really getting. Heres some interesting facts about your kid’s favorite breakfast food. All cereals are not created equal. They may look the same, with bright colors and cartoon characters, but check out the back of the box to see what you are really getting. Heres some interesting facts about your kid’s favorite breakfast food.
School Lunch: Brown Bag It!
We have been bombarded lately with media stories about food and nutrition and how the ‘Supersize Me’ generation has affected our kids’ health. Obesity has doubled in this country in the last 20 years, and type II diabetes is following in the same direction. As a result, one of the issues you may be concerned with is what your kids are being served in their school cafeterias. I watched an episode of Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution” and I was horrified at what some schools thought was food. I know some of you don’t feel like you have the time to pack a lunch, but truthfully, it can take 5 minutes. With the knowledge that your kids may be eating all refined and processed foods at school, you may want to consider “brown bagging” their lunches from now on. Here are some really great ideas that your kids will love — and you can have them help you make it!
Energy Bars — Should You Give Them to Your Kid?
Remember when we gave our kids granola bars as a healthy snack? Well, all of a sudden, without anyone noticing, they have been re-packaged and come with a sales pitch. They’re now called energy bars. They come beautifully wrapped and packed full of goodies; some with chocolate chips and some with caramel. I am afraid soon we will see them sandwiched between whipped cream. Sure, they give energy, but it’s just all that sugar! That’s why kids love ’em. These bars often make big promises. Some promise increased energy and others offer up extra nutrition. Once you cut through all the hype and the flashy packaging, turns out all you may be really getting is a stiff dose of sugar.
Make Healthier Fast Food Choices
All of a sudden corporate giants are jumping on the health food bandwagon – touting new products as the newest discovery since sliced bread. Check out Mickey D’s new major campaign for their Real Fruit Smoothie. It’s great that you can drive-in and buy yourself a $2.29 smoothie, but buyer beware. Do you realize how many grams of sugar are in that 12 oz. drink? 42!!! That’s about 85% of your sugar intake for the day – based on daily intake of 2,000 calories. The good news is – it’s better than a soda with high fructose corn syrup, which of course, we all know should be outlawed. Don’t even get me started on “energy” bars. Here’s some helpful tips on eating fast food – because as Mickey D says “You deserve a break today”.
How to Get Your Kid to Eat Their Vegetables!
Definition of a picky eater children who only eat vegetables when forced to or coerced with a huge dessert. When you are a first time mom, you want to do everything right. When my son started eating real food, I bought all organic vegetables, steamed them, and then pureed them in a blender. Every meal was a health lover’s dream. I thought I was a genius. And then he learned the word NO and that was the end of that.