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Raising Healthy Children

I have gotten lots and lots of comments about how healthy we are. And I started to think that it's important to raise healthy children. I am doing so many things differently from my parents that I thought I might blog…
Please Present Your Lunch Bags for Inspection

I thought it was great when I heard that there were going to start being some guidelines enforced on what schools were offering our children for lunches… especially knowing that I did with my lunch money! When…
Mom, Georgia Is Calling Me Fat Again!

No one is saying that childhood obesity isn’t a problem. No one is saying that it should be ignored or tip-toed around. No one is posting billboards portraying obese children in a hurtful way in an attempt to cou…
The Number Of Overweight Children In The US Has Tripled In Last Two Decades

With obesity at near epidemic proportions among our young people, you'd think physical education would be at the top of schools' priority lists. But you would be wrong. Only six percent of schools in the United States o…
McDonald's Cuts Fry Portion, Adds Apples To Every Happy Meal

Yesterday McDonald's announced that they were making some changes to their Happy Meal offerings to take effect in September.
Wii Fit: Not My Favorite

Our family bought a Wii a few months ago. And, of all the games that came with it, I've come to dislike one of them: Wii Fit.
Obesity in Children -Not Caused By McDonalds!

Apparently, childhood obesity is an epidemic. I don't really like using the word "epidemic" because it sounds too much like a disease. There are conditions that can cause you to be obese, of course, but I can assure you…
Morbidly Obese Parents and Children -Child Abuse?

Have you ever gone into groceries stores and seen a parent who is extremely overweight? I am sure you have. What disgusts me is when the parent has overweight children too. I can't really get disgusted by extremely over…
Have You Seen Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution?

I heard about Jamie Oliver's new show on ABC and started watching the first episode on Hulu. I was so shocked by the stats Jamie quoted during the show, and by what the kids in the show were eating for breakfast at scho…
The Skinny on Obesity and Pregnancy

by Nurse Jenna It is one of the classic portrayals of pregnancy—the weird food craving of pickles and ice cream. Unfortunately many pregnant women do not just indulge in occasional odd flavor combinations, they gain w…