Recently there has been a lot of discussion over banning toys from fast food meals and lawsuits against fast food companies for enticing children to eat fatty foods. Some people are of the opinion that it really doesn’t matter what goody is in a kids meal, it’s the ultimate responsibility of parents what children eat. [...]

One of my adult fitness class students was telling a story the other day. Seems her young grandchild attends a nearby elementary school. The child was telling her mother how she likes to go to school early, so she can be on time. Not simply to get there on time of course, but because anyone [...]

I was disgusted but not surprised by a blog comment I read last week underneath an article about Michelle Obama’s new childhood obesity campaign.  It’s copied below or you can read it for yourself here: http://is.gd/7AsDh (all the way down, look for comment from saddle4545)  A parent stated the following: “My daughter’s weight problem stated [...]

One of my adult fitness students was telling me the other day about a project done with the local school district this Halloween.  Instead of children collecting, eating and getting sick from all the Halloween candy, the administrators came up with a great idea. All children were encouraged to bring whatever candy they received during [...]

Food served during the school day can be one of the most important factors in deciding what preschool to enroll a child in. Whether you’re a parent looking for a preschool for your child or you run your own childcare center, it’s important to pay close attention to what children are being fed while at [...]