News Nugget: Day cares make changes to fight childhood obesity

With more emphasis on stopping childhood obesity, some day cares are making changes in their menus. This article shows how a day care center in Delaware is serving grilled chicken instead of hot dogs, strawberries instead of cookies, and water and low-fat milk instead of fruit juice. The goal is to teach kids early that [...]

Childhood obesity a priority, says Sebelius

Childhood obesity was front and center on Day 2 of the CDC’s conference on obesity prevention and control, The Weight of the Nation. HHS Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, spoke at today’s meeting and said a national focus on childhood obesity is overdue.

Tags: childhood obesity, healthy food, obesity, Sebelius

News Nugget: USDA will oversee school snack food

The USDA will have the power to regulate all food sold in schools – including vending machine snacks – when Congress renews programs for child nutrition. Senate Agriculture Committee chairman, Tom Harkin says this will ensure nutrition programs are not “undermined” by junk food in vending machines. Earlier this year, Harkin co-sponsored a bill that [...]

Gerber’s Start Healthy, Stay Healthy giveaway

Last week, we showed you the latest about childhood obesity rates (they’re way up) and shared with you how experts say you should talk to your kids about diet, exercise, and their weight. Now, there’s another tool that can help your kids grow up healthy (and a super cute giveaway!!).

Tags: childhood obesity, Children, Food & [...]

News Nugget: Fast food ad ban could cut childhood obesity

I don’t see this happening anytime soon, but… A new study finds banning fast-food advertising on TV in the U.S. could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent. But the report’s authors at the National Bureau of Economic Research question whether it would be practical to make this happen – [...]

Treeswing: Making a Healthy Difference

Question: How do you get 10,000 kindergartners to find out how fun exercise can be? Answer: Give each one of them a free jump rope, of course! That’s one way the non-profit Seattle group, Treeswing is fighting childhood obesity. With its new Jump Up! program, the goal is to get those 10,000 jump ropes into [...]

News Nugget: New York makes schools weigh students

It’s how New York will track obesity levels in some schools – as students start the school year, some of them will have to weigh in first. A new law requires public schools outside of New York City to get students’ weights and body mass indexes as part of an effort to fight childhood obesity.
The [...]

The Eat-Clean Diet for Family & Kids: Making a Healthy Difference

Food for thought: What do they put in a Twinkie that prevents it from breaking down in a garbage dump? That’s a question I saw in Tosca Reno’s new book, The Eat-Clean Diet for Family & Kids. It really gets you thinking about the dangers of food additives and preservatives. As I read it, I [...]

Want your kids to have better grades? Get them moving!

That’s right. Exercise is just what your kids need to do well in school, according to more and more research.
One study – presented at a recent American College of Sports Medicine meeting – shows the fittest group of students scored nearly 30 percent higher on standardized tests than the least fit group. And the least [...]

Two Angry Moms – the movie: Making a Healthy Difference

Now playing in a city near you… (*cue movie announcer*) They’re angry about the junk food in our schools. Angry at how it’s affecting childhood obesity and other health issues. And angry enough to do something about it.
Two Angry Moms…starring…

Amy Kalafa: award-winning filmmaker, holistic health and nutrition counselor, mother
Dr. Susan Rubin: founder of [...]

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