Posts Tagged by Sugar
Why Are Kids Gaining Weight?: An Alternate Theory (and How Changing School Food is Crucial to Preventing It!)
May 23, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Improving school food, Sugar, Weight prevention |
TIME magazine’s recent cover photo of a 3-year-old breastfeeding seems to have overshadowed another provocative one from Newsweek, which features a baby holding super-size fries and the headline: “When I Grow Up, I’m Going to Weigh 300 Lbs. Help!” Inside the magazine, the story that inspired the cover shot (“The New Obesity Campaigns Have It All […] more
Junk Food in School: One Parent’s Perspective
May 16, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Junk food in school |
As most parents will attest, navigating a temptation-filled world with a school-age kid is no easy task. Around every corner lurk shelves of candy and neon blue drinks just begging to be downed. A trip to the grocery store entails a seemingly endless string of junk food requests: “Can we get gummies?” “Can we buy […] more
Kids & Sugar: The Potential Downsides of the Cupcake Diet
April 10, 2012 | Posted by Stacy under Sugar |
Kids and sugar—they practically go hand in hand. Children love sweets, and who can blame them? But unfortunately, cupcakes, candy, ice cream, soda and juice aren’t just occasional treats anymore; they’re almost ubiquitous wherever you go, from doctors’ offices to sports practice to school parties. And while we certainly don’t want to be too restrictive, there’s […] more
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