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Comment on Targeting Children With Treats by Babszilla22

Babszilla22 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:45:00 +0000

There needs to be changes everywhere. I thought the school lunch was balanced until I found out every day he can choose chocolate milk canned fruits and A cookie. guess what he ate every time.

Comment on Targeting Children With Treats by Mollykate74

Mollykate74 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Why double the servings? Isn’t the idea to promote healthy eating not overeating? This makes no sense. My child was sent home “sick” because he felt pressured by ‘no waste lunch’ to eat what he couldn’t finish, and made himself sick. Maybe we should leave the health of the children to the children and their parents, not the school, pto, gov etc.

Comment on Targeting Children With Treats by imdanica

imdanica — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:46:00 +0000

Jennifer,
The isolated instances in which your child receives treats at school is a drop in the bucket compared to the endless hours of advertising she is exposed to in a given week. It is important not to underestimate how advertising affects people. I work in advertising, so please take my word for it– advertisers know how to get through to people without them even knowing it.

By all means, schools should not be serving up ice cream, cookies and other sweets– this perpetuates the idea that “dessert” is necessary or that sweets are a necessary component to a meal. That being said, parents need to be dilligent at all times– matching your child’s exposure to heavily-marketed junk foods with explanations of why those foods are bad and why they need to have healthy food instead– and, like you said, being firm about what children receive as “treats” at school.

Comment on Targeting Children With Treats by Jennifer (Food, Mommy!)

Jennifer (Food, Mommy!) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:38:00 +0000

Thank you for the addressing this issue, but we need to do more. It is at school where my child receives most of her “treats.” Pizza parties and candy for rewards, holiday parties where parents are asked to send candy, soda and chips, and sweet extras in the lunch line. The maketers are the least of my worries. We need to step up as the adults in our child’s lives and say NO!

Comment on Targeting Children With Treats by Casey

Casey — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:21:00 +0000

Good info on ads and childhood obesity but it leaves out this stunning fact: In 1983, companies spent $100 million marketing to kids. Today, they’re spending nearly $17 billion annually.

Comment on Targeting Children With Treats by Hunterr

Hunterr — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:04:00 +0000

why/how the surrender monkeys seem do to it way better….

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204740904577196931457473816.html

Comment on Targeting Children With Treats by Ritarrr

Ritarrr — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:43:00 +0000

Thank you for presenting this information in the readable graphic. Thanks also for providing the coding to feature it on other web sites. I’ll use it on one of my blogs: The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide or the Boomer Consumer.

Comment on Targeting Children With Treats by Mario Wilson

Mario Wilson — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:59:00 +0000

I am so glad that you are bringing this topic to light. The obesity rate is growing by the minute in America and it’s sad, but if we can just slowly but surely bring awareness to it, we can make a difference.

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