Healthy Eating For Children

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   Has anyone got any good food recipe's for healthy eating children?

   • ANSWER:
     your cooking your children?

2. QUESTION:
   how can I create a game for children to promote healthy eating?
   I volunteer in a children's classroom and I need to create a game or activity to promote healthy eating in children. But, I can't think of anything. PLEASE Help

   • ANSWER:
     Depending on the size of your class, you could do a very simple cookery lesson. Making a fruit salad, or a healthy sandwich for example which your class can help with and get and taste afterwards.

     Or what about getting them to make posters about healthy eating to put up around the school.

     Or hide fresh pieces of fruit and veg around the class room for them to find and then write different ways you could eat them.

     Maybe, again depending on the size of your class, take them to a grocery shop to buy a healthy foods and make something with them.

     Get them to write a song or a poem about their favourite fruit or veg, or even draw a picture.

     Have a sponsored 'No chocolate and no candy' day where their family and friends sponsor them to eat only healthy foods.

     Get them to dress up as different types of fruit and veg and create a presentation to share with the class about their chosen food.

     Teach them where their food comes from. Arrange a trip to a local farm to show them just where the food they eat if grown.

     Good luck!

3. QUESTION:
   Healthy eating for children books, or any suggestions helpfull?
   Im spending alot of money on ready meals, take outs, ect and i thought wait a second i cant keep eating like i did before i had kids its really bad for them.. I have a 3 year old little boy and i want to cook for him. It is silly but i cant and i never have. does anyone know of any websites or books i can get that wil help me?

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4. QUESTION:
   describe the benefits of healthy eating for children and Young people?
   i'm on a DCE level 2 course and i need to know the answer to this question

   • ANSWER:
     Looks like you will have to use your own brain.

5. QUESTION:
   Should First Lady Michelle Obama stop promoting Healthy Eating among Children to appease Conservatives?
   I think even if First Lady Obama were to come out with a "Fire Safety for Children" plan, conservatives would pounce on it and say they are losing their "freedoms" to "Big Government".

   I can see Sarah Palin now... "The government wants me to put SMOKE DETECTORS in my Alaska cabin!!! Pretty soon, they'll want me to install SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS in my daughters' bedrooms!!!!!"

   • ANSWER:
     exactly...the conserves rather listen to obese SLOBS LIKE CHRIS CHRISTIE OR RUSH LIMBAUGH.

     ..I do not understand why they wanna kill the lady for taking up a cause just as ALL first ladies do...Laura Bush, Jackie O, Hillary, Lady Bird all did this kinda thing eduaction, youth in America and health.. in their time!

     Can you Imagine CONGRESS denouncing Nancy and her just say no campaign

6. QUESTION:
   this is for my health pack presentation. what does healthy eating mean to you? for children aged 5-7 years.?
   what is happening in todays society that influences how children eat/are fed. and how will this effect their health?

   • ANSWER:
     Healthy eating to me, is just eating a content amount of food were you don't eat more than what you can burn off to keep at a healthy weight for your height, age, metabolism, ect. For children 5-7 that would be eating to not become obese or out of shape, I think exercise & education is more important at that age, as apposed to when one is in there late teen years and starting to get into the later 20's which effect much more of your life.

     Society promotes eating healthy, but gives way to much temptation to eat unhealthy. The joke about a weight watchers sharing the same block as a Crispy Creame donut store is all to real, and serious. It scares me how little children can want to eat healthy but the parents make other things aviable. By all means I think as a child your weight should be least of your conserns until you either get close to being obese, or the later stages of puberty that are visible including the slimming down and the other bodly changes. In general the healthy will be down the drain considering the obese and over weight populations in general get the wrong image when we take away transfat and foods that cause more pain in the eaters future, but they think we are just picking on them when its just only a minority that are jerks like that. Not all obese people are like this, many have changed habits. Being skinny has been what people considered healthy, when it's distinctly not! Being in shape and fit is the message we should send out, unfourtantly but being skinny is the actual message. I can see it now a world of fatty people or a world of fit people.

     Its undermeaned they never mention fit people in anything, the fact that fit people in general don't get sick or when they do it last probably 1/3 of the time out of shape people. The dieses that can be dodged too.

     It scares me to, I've seen the nutriounest, fitness coachs, and the whole lot, who promote but don't even do it. I wouldn't trust a fat guy to tell me whats in shape unless he had a history explaining. It's trust. Their health will be ruined unless its fixed and put to a good way. I digress nobody will care what I have to say considering I'm 15. I'll just practice what I preach and pray that someday it's heard.

     Candy and Things of the sort aren't nessarly bad at that age. Far as healthy yes, but if we let them see whats bad first, then cut it off, they will learn self restraint. It's good to be fat before you know how to be in shape, so to speak, and I'm not talking about weight or size, I'm talking about how you feel on things.

7. QUESTION:
   Healthy eating for children?
   I know people keep complaining that school meals are un healthy and that they need to be improved but what is the point of doing this if the children can't run around and play in the same way as we did in school.....we played had,sticky toffee,football,skipping and so on but most schools won't let the kids play these games ...if they run around there told to stop as they may knock someone over ,no ball games are alloued incase some one gets hit with it ..... surely this hurts the kids in 2 ways

   1. they get fat from sitting around all day
   2. there is bullying due to boredom

   don't we need to educate the teachers and helpers that kids need to play ....run, kick a ball , good old play time fun
   to emily_jan i said most schools not all maybe the schools you have visited have the means to proved these items ....i have to children age 13 and 10 they have a pack lunch every day and there primary school does not allowe this kind of play ... they weren't even allowed to play in the snow.... snow ball fights when we had it ....this is kind of play is smiple play that every adult has done as they grew up .....and which every child needs now...... plus i work with children and the amount of them who don't no how to skip or play ring aring rosey is so sad

   • ANSWER:
     I agree with your question. Unfortunately we live in a climate where parents are all too willing to take legal actions against schools when minor accidents occur. The result is that schools have no option but to impose restrictions on their pupils. The ideal situation would be to provide additional play supervisors to ensure that children can play in an accident free environment. Of course there is a resource issue and inevitably this means that fewer teachers must run the school in an institutionalised manner. Consequently children miss out on the benefits of quality play-time. Perhaps there is a case to return to the 70's and 80's when play and outdoor time was central to our education.

8. QUESTION:
   Healthy eating for children? plz help!?
   How would you explain the importance of healthy eating to children in each of the following age groups:
   1. 0-2 years
   2. 3-5 years
   3. 6-12 years

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9. QUESTION:
   Why is Michelle Obama trying to promote healthy eating for children? Isn't this exactly what Stalin did?
   Why is Michelle Obama going around the country promoting fitness and eating healthy for our children?? I've never heard of such an evil thing, at it makes me angry.

   I agree with Glenn Beck & Sarah Palin that it is WRONG & SOCIALIST for Michelle to go around promoting kids to eat fruits & vegetables and to stay active.

   What she's doing is exactly what Hitler did! Next, our children are going to be hiding in attics & writing in diaries, while they hide from Michelle Obama and her gestapo coming to take our children and force-feed them vegetables.

   - The Rightwing Conservative

   • ANSWER:
     I agree, this is part of the Marxist agenda to keep people skinny & malnourished.

10. QUESTION:
    healthy eating?
    are there any websites which have heathly eating for children aged between 7-11. Also any figures or charts as well.

    • ANSWER:
      The key to weight management is energy balance. To keep your weight steady, you have to burn the calories that you eat. To lose weight, you have to burn more calories than you take in.

      Is it easy? Not always. But neither is it complex.

      It’s all about balance, moderation and exercise.

      Based on recent research, here are some ideas for weight management:

      · Fill up on fewer calories – Water and fiber provide no calories even in a large amount of food, so eating foods with a high water or fiber content – such as broth–based soups, fruits and vegetables - can help you feel more full while eating fewer calories. On the other hand, steer clear of fat, which provides a large number of calories even in small quantities.

      · Eat breakfast - Skipping breakfast is not a good weight management strategy. In fact, studies have found that breakfast skippers tend to have a higher weight for their height than breakfast eaters. And, according to a study on the eating habits of 3,000 people who had successfully lost weight – at least 30 pounds each – 90 percent of those who ate breakfast almost every day were able to maintain their weight loss for at least one year.

      · Get the whole grain - Eating more whole grains is a healthy part of weight control. In a 12-year study of more than 70,000 nurses, women who ate more whole grains weighed significantly less than those who ate less. Eating more whole grains also was linked to gaining less weight over time.

      · Be active – Exercise offers a host of health benefits: It burns calories, strengthens bones and muscles, helps relieve stress, and enhances self-esteem, to name just a few. Experts recommend 30 minutes of physical activity each day.

11. QUESTION:
    children eating healthy?
    im 14 and eating healthy is a big deal right now, people are always moaning about kids eating right but some of us don't know what to eat and do for exercises so if you have any ideas for breakfast lunch dinner and snack choices tell me. also what can i do for a 1 hour exercise i have a dog and walk him for 30 min whats next

    • ANSWER:
      Try to put fruits and vegetables in everything you eat. Drink lots of water.

12. QUESTION:
    If a parent doesn't eat "healthy", can a child still learn healthy eating habits?
    Kind of a follow up to something I asked a little while back. Said child lives with both of their parents but the parents have different eating habits. One cooks or helps to cook each dinner, eats healthy, snacks for them include yogurt and fruit plates while the other parent lives off frozen meals for the most part. Would it really matter in forming how the child eats?

    • ANSWER:
      kids will grow up and make their own choices regardless of what you try to or try not to teach them. eating habits are just like anything else. if I drink and my kids choose to drink people will say it is my fault for drinking. however, if I don't drink and my kids were never exposed to it, people will say it is my fault for sheltering them. you can't win! offer your child healthy snacks, prepare healthy foods and what they decide to do later in life is up to them.

      BTW: I cook/eat nothing like the way I was raised.

13. QUESTION:
    Is Boris Johnson MP right to attack Jamie Oliver for encouraging healthy eating for school children?
    http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conservativepartyconference2006/story/0,,1887014,00.html

    • ANSWER:
      No. Jamie Oliver is right.

14. QUESTION:
    Homework Help ?! Healthy Eating Statistics in Young Children aged between 5 and 7 . or Maybe abit older ?
    For a cooking project at school , i have to produce a mood board , but i have to put statistics on healthy eating in young children on it .
    I cant find any useful ones anywhere ! please find me some , either add links or tell me please !

    • ANSWER:
      This site will help you a lot.

15. QUESTION:
    healthy eating class for children?
    I'm teaching a healthy eating class for children, and in it, i'm supposed to teach the kids to make their own healthy, but tasty, snacks. I need to have 6 classes in total, with a goal/aim for each of them. I have nooo idea what kind of snacks i should teach them to make as well as what the "aim" of each class should be. any ideas?
    the children are very young..some as young as 5 years old..so i don't know exactly how to keep their attention going

    • ANSWER:
      You can show them some snacks that are popular among young children. Oreos, Cheetohs, Jolly Ranchers, and Snickers were some of my favorites when I was seven. Find out how much sugar and fat is in each item, put the correct amount in Ziploc bags and display the bags. Make sure the "fat" looks really gross! It might just be enough to motivate them to abstain from junk food, if only temporarily.

      Inform them on the consequences of consuming so much fat and sugar, and then offer some healthier choices. Peanut butter, carrot sticks, dried/fresh fruit, cherry tomatoes, and other finger foods are great fun for kids. This one isn't so original, but you could teach them to make ants on a log (raisins on peanut butter on celery sticks).

      Here are some good recipes, thanks to Google Search: http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/index.html

      It's cool that you're trying to change kids' eating habits!

16. QUESTION:
    healthy eating class for little children?
    I am teaching some healthy eating classes for little children, but I am not exactly sure how I can convince them to eat healthy food. I am not allowed to use real food in the class which is what makes it hard. does anyone have any ideas about how to teach them about nutrition...such as doing art projects or something like that

    • ANSWER:
      Toys R' Us and most toy stores for that fact have plastic foods...veggies and fruits especially. What you can do is buy those toys and put a basket of each in front of each group of...let's say 5 kids. Have the kids put the foods together to make something they think would be tasty. Then...each food has vitamins...make them understand what each food will help. For example. Get a Mr. Potato head. When the students show you something that has carrots...show Mr. Potato head with big eyes (no glasses) and a smile on his face...because eating carrots helps the eyes. For oranges, show Mr. Potato head with a big nose...oranges have Vitamin C that helps you not get a cold and runny nose. Have the kids tell you little stories about when they were sick and try to tell them about foods that can help them feel better. Then ask them about the junk food they eat, tell them that people who eat a lot of junk food get stuff that acts as playdough blocking blood to the heart and that it can make them very sick later. However, telling the kids that they can never have chips and cookies ever again won't go to easy, so tell them about moderation. A snack once a week or something. Tell them about healthy snacks like apples and peanut butter. Peanut butter has protein, which can help them build muscles. Little boys will love that...relate building muscles to their favorite football players or WWE wrestlers. Tell the girls that if they like having nice skin and shiny hair what they can eat to help that (things with Vitamin E). If the kids are kinda short, you can tell them that eating things with Calcium, like cheese, and drinking milk helps make their bones stronger.

17. QUESTION:
    The government’s guidelines on healthy eating and nutrition for children ?
    help with course please! 4 WKS to go and stuck on this question

    • ANSWER:
      You have not said what government, or what country? But as a start I would check out your local government's website, or check under their education department.

18. QUESTION:
    How often as a parent do you buy your children presents relating to food and healthy eating?
    How often would you as a parent buy your children presents that promotes nutritional eating? Working on a business plan for a children's toy aimed at parents of children between the ages of 3-5 and trying to work out the seasonality of toy purchasing behavior. Any suggestions please??

    • ANSWER:
      My son just turned 4 and his grandmother bought him a toy shopping cart with plastic food.He has fruits and vegetables. He is autistic and doesn't talk but my 2 year old can now name the fruits and vegetables. She says "Cauliflower, eggplant, tomato, celery, etc." She pretends to eat them.

      Other than that, I do not see what other toys there are that promote healthy eating (besides a food pyramid puzzle?). Since they have their plastic food, I will not be buying them anything else regarding healthy eating.

      So to answer your question, NONE.

19. QUESTION:
    How did you raise your children to eat healthy? ?
    I am doing a powerpoint for school on nutrition and these are things I am talking about?
    Healthy snacks for Infants, Toddlers, and adolescence.
    Bad vs the good,
    ways you can help change your child’s eating habits after they have already established bad ones, and ways to raise children to eat healthy.
    Portion sizes

    Any examples you can give to help would be great. Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      My son goes to a really good school. They are pretty strict on diet and we've kind of tried to incorporate that at home. (he's 3)

      At school -> the have to have the following in their lunch:
      -1 grain
      -1milk
      -1 fruit/veggie
      -1protein

      -just to give you an example.

      My opinion is that if the parents tend to eat healthy, kids tend to follow this @ home.

      I have those tray/plates that are divided into 5 that remind me to make different variety of good foods for him for dinner.
      Dinner last night->

      Ravoili of Spinach and Ricotta with diced proscioutto in a organic alfredo sauce
      Cherry tomatoes
      Milk

      Good Luck

20. QUESTION:
    what are government’s guidelines on healthy eating and nutrition for children ?

    • ANSWER:
      The following link will give you all the information you need.
      Preschoolers age 2-5
      Kids age 6-11
      And So on. The Official Government Page on Eating Right.

21. QUESTION:
    Could you please answer my SACE 1 Child Studies Survey on healthy eating habits? ?
    1.How many children do you have? ____________________________

    2.What age/s are they? ____________________________

    3.After weaning, what were your children’s first solids? ____________________________
    4.Would you say your children eat two fruits and five vegetables daily? Yes / No
    5.What would be the usual after school snack food that your children eat?
    •Toast
    •Fruit
    •Snack bars
    •Ice cream
    •Milkshakes or smoothies
    •Sweet biscuits

    6.How often would you say your children consume fast food weekly?
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    7.Would you consider feeding your children two fruits and five vegetables daily if you don’t already? Yes / No
    8.Should there be more advertising to promote healthy eating within young children? Yes / No
    9.Do you purchase soda drinks to take home and drink? Yes / No
    10.How often and when would your children consume soda drinks (cans, cups)?
    a.0-1 times per day
    b.2-3 times per day
    c.4+ times per day
    11.Do you have limits on how much fats and sugar your children are eating in their diet? Yes / No
    12.Could you possibly give your children a better choice of diet? Yes / No
    13.Where do you like to dine if your family goes out for a meal?____________________________
    14.Did you change your eating habits when you brought your baby home? Yes / No
    15.Do you think it is acceptable for children to be consuming fast food 2-3 times a week? Yes / No
    16.How much would you approximately spend on junk food per week? ____________________________
    17.How much money would you spend on fruit and vegetables weekly? ____________________________
    18.Do you think your children are an acceptable weight range? ____________________________
    19.Would you purchase more ‘healthier’ foods if they were cheaper at the supermarket rather than cheap fast food? Yes / No
    20.Do your children not eat enough or more red meat in their diet than they’re supposed to? (Red meat should be consumed about three times per week) Yes / No

    • ANSWER:

22. QUESTION:
    Children and healthy eating habits?
    My son just recently turned 1. I have him on a VERY strict diet that I have worked out over the year with several pediatricians. My family has a serious problem with ADD(HD) etc. and I have found that MOST of the issues they deal with come from the diet and the crap sugar and carbs being consumed.

    My actual question is "What is a great nutrition program for a 1 year old, that does not involve sugar or carbs to any great amount"? I will involve meat. I know this is a veg forum, but I am finding that the folks here are FAR more informed (in most cases) than the humans on the parenting boards. Parenting forum members for the most part are clueless when it comes to diet. The standard response is "ask your pediatrician".

    I am finding that pediatricians are adhering more to the AAP recommendations and not common sense. I would really respect genuine input to help me establish some very good eating habits (beyond those already in place) for my children. Thanks in advance.
    Thanks veggie, that definitely went to my favorites. Have you found this to be helpful with your children, if so, then how? Thanks
    Thanks Kyle, I am aware of the differences in the carbs and keep it at a faily managable level. I am not ready to tackle gluten free yet.
    Cheyenne... are we cousins or something?
    Earth...the only disagreement I have with your information is the carrots. It has been shown that pure carrots have some fairly painful side effects to the intestines and have a tendency to cause severe constipation. cooked or no. Otherwise, great information.
    Mck...I hear ya. I wish I could apply your input to my family but it's flat out wrong. Of the 105 people I have in my immediate family, 15 have been diagnosed with either Hyperactivity, ADD, or ADD HD. After testing every drug known, it was finally a family accepted solution that diet was the cause. Roughly 11 of them eventually changed the diet to great effect. I consider them and the results "REAL" enough.
    Ms Z, my son comes from a LOOOONG line of knuckleheads. It stops here. I am using everything in my command to make sure this kid (and the soon to be other) is raised in a healthy, happy environment. Kudos to you guys for raising the foster.
    Thanks Maggie, informed as always. I will have to check out the reading. I really appreciate the real life input and no veggie preaching.

    • ANSWER:
      This question seems familiar... hm... didn't you ask this before?

      One of my daughters is one. She's still breast feeding in the evenings and weekends. We give her steamed veggies. Rice, millet, barley -- we eat that too, we just give her some without any salt etc. She eats it plain or with something without salt or sugar etc. Oatmeal with peas added -- maybe some nutritional yeast and flax oil too. Everything organic. No while flour etc. Rice congee. Rice noodles on occasion. Nori sea weed and wakame seaweed, organic puffed wheat, rice cakes, fruit of all kinds, beans of all kinds... Basically all whole foods, almost all organic, but no added colours, salt, sugar, preservatives, etc. For a sweet treat dried fruits are great (always get organic -- non-organic are sulphured), and malt. Malt is sweet, but still a complex carb and will not have a sugar high/low effect. I use it myself for my oatmeal, good stuff. Also comes in a powder form for other forms of cooking, like cookies or whatever. There are all sorts of great foods out there. Check out the stores of other cultures... tonnes of really interesting healthy tasty stuff.

      Our older daughter who's three follows pretty much the same kind of diet, but with the addition of soy sauce, miso, home made cookies (use a little organic cane sugar -- remember, their tastebuds are 100x ours, so bland to us can be strong for them). Besides the cookies I make, she basically has no sugar.... it just makes her go nuts few hours later... white flour in the form of crackers etc. has the same result. Really crazy sugar low. One candy will do the trick, big time, or a whole bunch of crackers. Switched to whole grain rye crackers... no prob.

      Regarding carbs... just stick to unprocessed carbs... whole grains... whole wheat, whole rye, buckwheat, etc. Healthy food can be fun and tasty... my kids just love to eat... and I never refuse because when we go to the store and I say... pick whatever you want... and one wants dates and the other wants bananas... so be it. Other kids would run straight to the candy bars, chips, pop, etc.

23. QUESTION:
    what are the best and easiest healthy eating recipes for a 16 month child?
    i'm wanting to make sure my child is eating a healthy and well balanced diet, instead of chicken nuggets and smilie faces e.t.c. i haven't got loads of time to be cooking but want to make sure he's eating well. he's at the stage where he likes to feed himself with a fork, so preferably i'd like to give him foods that he can pick up with a fork rather than mashed foods

    • ANSWER:
      The easiest thing to do is not worry about recipes!

      First of all, your son can eat almost anything you eat as long as it is cut up into very small pieces. Obviously you would avoid nuts and raisins and hot dogs...all the choking and allergy hazards.

      Just think of the food groups and pick choices from them. For example, cheese, watermelon, steamed broccoli and a cup of whole milk would be a great meal! Or maybe some sauteed tofu, zucchini, sweet potato, bananas, and of course, milk.

      Also, Gerber makes lovely little meals for children. They also have little containers of ravioli and macaroni that are good in a pinch.

      Also, Morningstar Farms makes wonderful meatless products that kids LOVE! They have Chik'n nuggets, Veggie burgers, soy sausage...soy is a wonderful healthy protein for children AND for you, too!!

      Dont stress over it. If you eat healthy, your child will, too. Just provide healthy options.

24. QUESTION:
    What are some healthy snack ideas for children?
    Or fun ideas to get children to eat healthy?

    • ANSWER:
      Your best bets are always fruits and veggies.

      If your child is fruit/veggie resistant, you can try several tricks. One of the best tricks is the peanut butter/cheese/dressing trick. A tablespoon of lowfat peanut butter spread on apple slices or celery, a slice of cheese chopped up and put on apple or melted and dropped on a veggie, or a small amount of dressing to dunk their veggies in can make a kid much more receptive to healthy snacks. Just make sure YOU control the amount of dressing or whatever it is you use. A kids will COVER a carrot stick in dressing or coat a piece of celery in so much peanut butter you cant even find the celery. They actually dont need that much to get the taste, but kids dont think like that.

      Dried fruit- tastes sweeter and is in hand held little chunks. It isnt the best way to go, but its a heck of a lot better than fruit by the foot or a candy bar.

      Replace sodas with no sugar added juices, or even juices with water. Dont go with koolaid! Kids will lose a taste for super sugar drinks if they dont get them often, or make it a serious treat to get a cola, not a regular part of their day

      A trick my mother did with me that worked great was to take me with her to the grocery store. When we got to the fruit and veggies section, she told me I could pick one thing out. It could be ANYTHING I wanted, but I HAD to eat it. Kids will get curious about some of the stranger things they see there and want to try them because it looks interesting. Bite the bullet and buy the over priced star fruit now and then if thats what they want. Other times they will just pick out things like cabbage.

      Kids like to gnaw, and they dont like super strong tastes because their tastebuds are still over developed. Youd be suprised how many kids LIKE certain veggies if they arent cooked. Raw green beans, edamame, cabbage, and lots of other things on the shelf will get chowed down on if you dont cook them.

      Other tricks include preparing snacks WITH the kids, so they get input and feel like they are getting an activity with you. Decorate food. Most little kids eat 'ants on a log' (raisins on celery sticks, lightly held together with a small amount of peanut butter) They dont want the celery or the raisins, they want to pretend they are eating ants. Kids are just like that. You can also give food 'cool' names. Your kid into cowboys? Tell them you made them 'cowboy food' or 'princess snacks' or whatever it is they are into. If they get the idea that their idle eats the food, they will want it too.

      Last but not least, YOU need to eat healthy in front of the kids. Monkey see, monkey do. If they see you down a bag of chips and soda often enough, theyll expect to do the same. If they see you go for some strawberries and a glass of milk, theyll do the same.

      Feeding kids in a healthy way can be expensive, but worth it. You could make a point of going to a farmers market together once a month, or cooking together.

      Healthy food combos that you can try-

      ants on a log (mentioned before)

      cut fruits or veggies, plain or with a sauce/dip/cheese

      strawberries and milk (dunk them like other people do oreos)

      make smoothies together (they pick some fruit and throw it in the blender, you do the blending and give them a straw)

      whole wheat crackers/rice crackers (baked, not fried, low sodium)

      apple sauce (give them a graham cracker to dunk in it)

      fruit sandwiches (use lowfat/nofat cream cheese as the glue that holds the sandwich together, and use fruit they like like berries or apples instead of meats as a filler.)

      Good luck!

25. QUESTION:
    Moms who established healthy eating habits when your child was an infant?
    Did it work? Do they still eat healthy? What age are your children now?

    My 8 month old eats very healthy - I make all of her food with organic fruits and veggies. For snacks - fresh fruit. Although we eat pretty healthy ourselves - I was just wondering how hard it was to continue the healthy eating habits with all outside influences - like daycare, friends, family. I was just noticing today how awful my 3 yr old nephew eats - mostly just junk. Grandma doesn't help although she respects my position. Just wondering how it worked out for you?????

    • ANSWER:
      I will tell you that I made all my daughters baby food from scratch, She is now six years old. She did not taste gerber baby food as an infant and throughout these past few years I can honestly say my daughter perfers broccoli over potato chips. She perfers healthy snacks like fruit because to her the fruit is a fun snack. She at six is health conscious and makes good food decisions the best a six year old can. And I credit this to my makin her baby food and introducing her to good healthy foods from the beginning. She does have mcdonalds occasionally but occasionally is the key word.

26. QUESTION:
    tips for healthy eating in kids?
    There is a really good feature in this months StoryBox (www.storyboxbooks.com) about healthy eating for children. They learn all about how bones grow and since my kids read it (as they of course want to grow up bing a stong!) they have been really interested in what they eat! They will only follow a healthy eating regime if you make it relevant to them, and I think the feature in StoryBox really helps to this! SInce my kids are now on a health kick, I really want to keep this up - does anyone have any tips? x

    • ANSWER:
      Keep the healthy eating exciting and fun. Make fun snacks like ants on a log and fruits veggies cut into fun shapes with hummus. You can also let your kids help out in the kitchen with you, so they can have fun making their own snacks. That way, the kids are encouraged to keep on making their own healthy snacks.
      If you have a local farmers market, take your kids with you and show them all of the fresh produce and where it comes from. Let them pick out new produce that they never tried before, and prepare a fun meal with the new foods at home. They'll have a lot of fun discovering new foods and dishes.
      Always have an encouraging attitude towards your children's healthy eating, because then your kids will get the message that you LOVE it when they eat healthy, so they'll be even more encouraged to eat healthy.
      Make sure to always have healthy foods around the house, so if your kids are hungry, then they can quickly grab a healthy snack to eat, and they don't start searching for food and end up eating junk food.
      Don't be too strict on their healthy eating. If you totally restrict he consumption of junk food, your children might get tired of healthy food and only want to eat junk food. It's okay to let them have treats like cookies and chips in moderation. That way, their eating habits are balanced and they are always content with their food.
      I hope this helps!

27. QUESTION:
    Do you think sharing a birthday cake in school breaks healthy eating rules?
    London, Oct 17 (ANI): A Brit schoolgirl is said to have been banned from dishing out slices of her birthday cake in class by the headteacher because it broke healthy eating rules.

    Olivia Morris, 9, had brought the homemade chocolate cake her great gran made into school to share with fellow pupils, but was left stunned when she was not allowed to serve it, as it did not comply with new guidelines.

    Outraged great gran Eileen Morris, 79, slammed the school ruling, and branded the ban "absolute nonsense"."I have baked and lovingly sent countless cakes to school over the years when my family have celebrated a birthday and now to be told my cakes must be discouraged because they are not healthy eating has left me stunned," ....

    "It is absolute nonsense. I understand the need to teach children healthy eating but surely a birthday cake is a special treat."Sharing a cake with your friends on your birthday is a lovely old tradition and for children to be told it falls foul of healthy eating rules is beyond belief," she stated.

    "But the head teacher told Rebecca, 'I don't know how to tell you this but we cannot accept the cake'. "The headteacher said they had been informed they could not accept cakes for the children in future because it did not comply with healthy eating rules.

    But headteacher Heather Green said that the rule had been put into place to promote healthy eating. "We love enjoying the birthdays of our pupils and we celebrate them both in class and in assemblies," Green said. "At the same time however we are really working hard to promote healthy eating and lifestyles among our pupils through Healthy Schools and other projects. "It is a tricky balance not to give a mixed message to pupils if we say to them 'be healthy and eat healthily at school' but at the same time we say 'bring in your cakes and buns to celebrate all our different events'.

    http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20091017/882/twl-brit-girl-s-b-day-cake-banned-in-cla.html

    • ANSWER:
      That headteacher does not know the diference between healthy school dinners and the lovely happy birthday being celebrated by a pupil- not everyday lunch time is it! Just think Faith if we were starving those rules would just vanish overnight! I'm glad the grandmother spoke out-she has many years of common sense!

28. QUESTION:
    How responsible are parents for their children's eating habits throughout life?
    Growing up, my family never ate healthy. Rarely did my mom bother cooking veggies bc she hates them. My father and I like them. My mom and i shopped a lot.. always going out to eat, eating high caloric foods. I learned to never expect to not go to eat when we went out. We might even swing my mcdonalds even after we'd eaten for a later snack. Growing up i was thin but i also obsessively exercised. I worked out 4 hrs a day.. burning upwards of 1300 calories per workout. A growing kid combined w lots of physical activity i was a very thin and muscular.

    Now, as i have gotten older i have realized that my mother taught my whole family a lot of very bad eating habits. Rarely did she make an effort to cook healthy foods. Rather she preferred blands foods with little flavor... which probably promotes over eating.

    Now into my twenties.. the rest of my family and i are all obese. My mother tells me its just that i need to exercise. And no, its not that i just need to exercise.. i cant possible work out the way i used to. I have learned to make poor choices.. its deeply engrained.

    I feel resentful of the path she has set herself and the rest of the family on. I realize she doesnt hold a gun to our heads.. but this is about learned behavior. Do you believe a mother, has a responsibility to teach her children healthy eating even when they are already thin?

    thanks for ur considerate responses.

    • ANSWER:
      Yes, parents are fully responsible for their kids eating habits.
      However once the kids become adults, they know right from wrong, and can prepare their own healthy meals. No more fast food, or greasy cooked meals.

29. QUESTION:
    How can we get American children to eat healthier?
    More and more of America's children are gaining weight from eating non-stop junk food. Twinkies, HoHos, DingDongs, etc. All of these are leading to heart trouble. Which in the end leads to kidney failure, and even death if too serious! My question here is, why do America's children eat all this junk food if they know it is bad for you? And why can't everything prevent them from stopping? I mean seriously, food bans in schools, whole grain markets, and even the cookie monster on Sesame Street is now the vegetable monster. The 21st century is not a good place to be! And everyday immagrants come to America just to make more obese people in the future! 1,000 pounds for an adult is ridiculous! And so is a kindergartener who weighs 200 pounds! And the sad part, its so true! Its insane! More and more people are gaining weight, and this needs to come to an end!

    • ANSWER:
      Soon we'll be sharing the wealth with Europeans as they introduce junk food vending machines. The is one company that is actually giving away free sample of bags of chips in European schools.

      Our school menus need to change. The meals are high in fat and sodium. When my son was on dialysis, he had to carry a bag lunch every day.

      Add to that moms and dads who get home tired and exhausted from working all day - barely enough time to set down their bags, make dinner, help with home work, into bed and do it all over again the next day. They don't have time to struggle over whats for dinner and whose going to eat it, so they use what works - what their kids will eat.

      Yes, 1000 lbs is rediculous and so is 200 lbs for a 6 year old, but keep in mind these are extremes. They are poor examples to use when trying to convince people that something needs to change.

      How do we get kids to eat healthier? As parents, we need to limit the amount of "filler food": candies, sweets, sodas, chips, hotdogs, cakes, etc. I mean REALLY limit it.

      We need to stop giving our kids "juice" boxes filled with high fructose corn syrup. Look at the label folks - look for 100% fruit juice!

      Instead of candies and sodas, we need to offer our kids fruits to eat as filler foods between meals.

30. QUESTION:
    What font is best suited for a child programme promoting healthy eating + excercise?
    I am creating my own logo for this programme which is aimed at small children tackling them away from video games etc for my graphics project. The programme itself is fake however, i have designed characters etc for it and now need to create a logo so i can make some products. Please suggest some font i could use in the logo which would appeal to young children.
    I basically need a "different" font than those given in the standard OS such as comic sans... which appeals to young children...

    • ANSWER:
      Arial is a nice and clear font. It's the one I use the most, even on my CV. However, for logos I like Arial Rounded (Smarties font) because the letters are still clear but as they're rounded they're a little softer - I would have thought that this would appeal to young children, particularly with the Smarties association. And after looking at the CBeebies website, it's the font used for Balamory too!

      However, you will know what looks right. I once typed out all my fonts so that I could compare them to find the one that fits the work best. You might want to design the logo first and then go and find a font that fits. There are plenty of free font websites if you don't already have what you want.

31. QUESTION:
    How can we get Americans children to eat healthier?
    More and more of America's children are gaining weight from eating non-stop junk food. Twinkies, HoHos, DingDongs, etc. All of these are leading to heart trouble. Which in the end leads to kidney failure, and even death if too serious! My question here is, why do America's children eat all this junk food if they know it is bad for you? And why can't everything prevent them from stopping? I mean seriously, food bans in schools, whole grain markets, and even the cookie monster on Sesame Street is now the vegetable monster. The 21st century is not a good place to be! And everyday immagrants come to America just to make more obese people in the future! 1,000 pounds for an adult is ridiculous! And so is a kindergartener who weighs 200 pounds! And the sad part, its so true! Its insane! More and more people are gaining weight, and this needs to come to an end!

    • ANSWER:
      I agree with you there! Today's society has become one where people rush from one thing to the next so there's no time to sit and plan healthy meals, let alone cook them! With so many meals coming from a drive thru and so many snacks from the candy shelf, it's no wonder people in general are weighing more than ever!

      Add to those factors the tendency to give food as treats and to calm a child down (or just to get them out of our hair for 5 minutes) and we've got serious problems.

      Unfortunately I don't see anything changing in the near future. Jobs still expect people to be available almost around the clock, and it's no longer safe for kids to play in the streets, so they are carted off to some kind of activity (soccer practice, karate, you name it) which takes up even more time, and mom can't be in the kitchen cooking, so it becomes take out on the way.

      It's all a reflection of what our society has become, like it or not.

32. QUESTION:
    Facts About Children's Healthy Eating?
    Can You Tell Me Some Facts About Healthy Eating/ Living For Kids Agd 11-14?

    • ANSWER:
      That's a pretty broad question that might take a long time to answer. But in my opinion the answer is the exact same as it would be for an adult. Be more active, get away from the TV and computer. Eat fresh, minimally processed foods.

      Here's a decent website if you have more specific topics you want to know about:

      http://www.kidshealth.org/index.html

33. QUESTION:
    Do you think it is ok to have children eating a low sodium, diabetic diet?
    My wife has high blood pressure and diabetes and I am borderline on both. We try our best to eat low sodium diet and try to count our carbs. However we do get sugar free koolaid and crystal light as treats. The children have never had soda and there drinks mainly consist of milk water and 100% juice the sugar free drinks are only on occasion. My mother thinks that we should make different things for the children. My argument is that my wife and her mother have diabetes. My father, grandmother and grand father do as well. They have it coming from all directions, well my son is adopted so we don't know his family history but because of his ethnicity he is high risk. Why not teach them healthy eating habits now and hopefully delay or prevent these things later. It has been hard as adults for us to make these changes we are hoping that healthy eating will come natural to them.
    They are not deprived they do have the occasional McDonalds "shock" . We have real cake for birthdays and events etc and even keep real cookies in the house for a occasional dessert . We just trying to strike a balance plus I am not making two meals a low sodium one then a "regular" one.
    We have whole grains and lots of fruits and veggies. They love their veggies and fruits

    • ANSWER:
      I think it's fine, especially because it seems like you've not made any food "bad" or "off limits". Nor, does it sound particularly socially disabling (like "if you go to your friends house make sure you don't eat a candy bar" or "What's wrong with having a spinach and tofu pita "pizza" party when your friends come?"

      Eating healthy is great for kids. The eating disorders ( which would make otherwise nutritious diets unhealthy for children) come up when kids learn that food must be divided into hard and fast "rules" -- that some foods are not only bad, but anyone who eats or craves them is also bad.

34. QUESTION:
    Teaching a child healthy eating habits when husband has none....?
    This question is a little random, but I get the best answers in "pregnancy".
    My husband was raised in a large family, and because he's the youngest boy, i'm told my mother in law NEVER made him eat the foods everyone else was eating, and gave him whatever he want instead. It's very, very obvious. He hates ALL vegetables, freaks out if they're in his food, but loves them when I sneak them in. He claims to hate pork, but loves shake and bake chicken...which I actually use for pork. He has such a weird mental block that i've learned to just deal with. I'm worried his habits will rub off on my daughter. I make nice meals every night, but if my husband suspects he won't like it, he gets taco bell on the way home from work. How am I going to explain to my daughter that SHE has to eat her veggies.. but daddy can eat pizza or tacos every night? My mother in law has expressed she regrets not making him try more foods as a child because all the man will eat are white carbs, american cheese, pizza and tacos... much like a toddler...
    Advice?

    • ANSWER:
      I am in the same situation. My husband eats nothing but red meat, cheese and Mt. Dew. I understand this is really unhealthy and have informed him, but he is an adult so he can eat whatever he wants. I know when I am gone he will just cut up a brick of cheese and they will all sit there and eat it for lunch. When I cook I will make some veggies, fruit or some type of salad as an option for my kids. If they eat it great, if not, at least I gave them the choice. You can't shove it down their throats...which is what I would like to do at times.

      If I set a good example by acting all overly dramatic about how great the healthy stuff is, they will usually follow me and eat theirs. I have also found that if I just put some melted cheese or ranch dressing on the veggies they will eat them without being coaxed.

35. QUESTION:
    How can I get my children to eat the healthy foods I give them?
    I'm getting worried because they never want to eat what I cook for them and all they want is yummy foods which I think aren't healthy. I need help.

    • ANSWER:
      Give something something that they may not love, but don't hate, on their plate along with something they do like -- say a piece of fruit.

      Tell them that they can have the fruit once their veggie is gone. A lot of kids will eat brocolli or cauliflower if there is cheese melted on top also. (which you can pop in the microwave for 20 seconds). A little bit of butter on top of carrots helps. And my kids like pumpkin, from a can, not the pumpkin pie mix because that has sugar added to it. Plain pumpkin heated in the microwave for about 5 mins, then add a spoon of butter, nutmeg and cinnamon and sprinkle with Stevia (an all natural sweetener with no calories -- see link --) and mix it up. Tastes like pumkin pie, and it's really squash! They love it!

36. QUESTION:
    How do you control what children eat?
    My wife's son recently moved in with us after being away for 8 years. His eating habits at his previous home consisted of anything from McDonalds to pizza. Since he's been here, his appetite has been less than good. He's 11 and at that age, loves junk food, but when real nutritious food is given to him, he'll do anything or make up any excuse not to eat it. The food isn't THAT bad since my wife and I eat healthy. What can we do to get him to eat the right foods?

    • ANSWER:
      it's up to the adults to make the proper decisions for children as they surely do not know what's best for them. only buy nutritious foods to keep in the house, eventually he will eat them after going to bed hungry several nights in a row. don't cave in, that's one of the many problems with today's youth parents let the children walk all over them.

37. QUESTION:
    what meals do your young children like as im finding it hard to find good healthy meals, mother only please?
    please help in giving me so really good ideas in what to cook for my children. they do eat healthy but im running out on what to try them on they are 3 years and 19 months old. i love to cook from fresh ingredients and willing to try them on any think really.
    no I'm not saying that dads don't cook for their children, i meant mother only so that the meals ideas given is suitable for children giving by people with children
    by the way im not sexist

    • ANSWER:
      My Dear;
      I have suggested this to several folk, especially some who have very fussy eaters in the family and all of them have come back to me with very positive remarks.
      Try it.
      Bread Fritters;
      Go to the bakery section of the store where you normally buy bread.
      Ask the baker for an "unbaked" loaf of bread.
      He must put exactly the same amount of dough he would have used to bake a bread with in to a plastic bag for you, and it would cost no more than a loaf of bread.

      Take that home and in a pot warm some cooking oil to about half the depth of the pot. (Smaller pots take less oil than bigger ones do)...
      The oil temperature should be medium hot. (About half the heat that the stove plate will go)

      Now cut from the unbaked dough a slice about the size of your palm, and with a little water on your fingers (to prevent the dough from sticking to your hand), stretch out the dough in all directions until it is about the size of your whole hand including the fingers. That brings the cutting of dough to about twice the size it was when you cut it....

      Now with care, drop the stretched out dough in to the hot oil.
      It would rise almost instantly.
      Fry it in the oil until it is golden brown all over, taking care to turn it over occasionally.
      It would be puffy and crisp when done.

      With a large ladle or sieve, scoop out the bread fritter and place on an absorbent kitchen towel to rid it of most of the oil still on it.
      Repeat this process until all the dough is done.

      These bread fritters are extremely filling, and can be cut open and filled with almost anything from grated cheese to minced meat to cold processed meat, syrup or jam.
      Try it, you will probably have some left over for two or three days, which you can take to work if you like....
      Bread fritters can be frozen and warmed up again if you have made too much, but the dough cannot, so rather make the whole lot and freeze what is left over for another day. If you decide to freeze them, do so without a filling. Fillings should always be made fresh.
      Finger snack variety;
      By making the bread dough cutting about half the size when cutting off the raw dough from the batch, you can make smaller sized bread fritters and fill them with fancy foods like tuna mince or savory beef mince for buffet snack parties

38. QUESTION:
    Help (Child care assay) Healthy eating.?
    I've done quite a bit on a introduction on healthy eating mainly for children ages (3 - 5). but i want to do more, does anybody have any ideas what i should put in, i have already talked about...
    The Vitamins.
    and Carbohydrates.

    What else can i say in the introduction?
    Thanks.x

    • ANSWER:

39. QUESTION:
    Is peanut butter and jelly healthy for children to eat as a meal?
    My husband and I disagree he thinks that it is a snack I think it is a meal?

    • ANSWER:
      Yes, it is a meal and it is way healthier than fast food!

40. QUESTION:
    How much would you pay for a toy which is innovative and promotes healthy eating?
    Currently working on some market research for an innovative educational toy which will revolutionise how children think about food and healthy eating. It will create an increased nutritional awareness through positive association with the good foods using multi sensory technology. Wondering how much would parents pay for a product aimed at 3-5 year olds?

    • ANSWER:
      to 20 I would say not seeing the product.

41. QUESTION:
    I`ve designed a healthy eating box system that helps you monitor your children's good/bad consumption habits.
    This system comes with a built in money box a double sided laminated colour coded charts/graphs with suggested target lines.
    plus it comes with a locking set up, so that you have full control
    over the box.
    Also the box has two compartments one smaller one for snacks and the other larger one for numerous fresh fruits.
    I look forward to your comments on this idea.

    • ANSWER:
      YOU DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF DESCRIBING IT...WHAT KIND OF BOX...HOW BIG...WHATS IT MADE OF...WHAT IS THE BUILT IN MONEY BOX? WHERE DOES THE BOX GO?

42. QUESTION:
    What food do children like?
    I have to make 5 things, including a drink, for my Food and Nutrition practical exam, and it's worth 35% of my GCSE, but I can't think of what to make. They have to promote healthy eating in children, and show a variety of skills. Does anyone have any ideas of what I can make?

    • ANSWER:
      pizza. cheese, vegetables and tomato sauce are healthy.

43. QUESTION:
    Meat-Eating Parents Learn to Cope with Their Vegetarian Children?
    USA, January 26, 2006: Cathie and Harold Winters like a good steak. "We're a meat eating family," Cathie said. But their 12-year-old son Dean is not interested. When mom and dad eat steak, he has a protein substitute. Dean has been a vegetarian since he was in first grade. "I love animals a whole lot, and I really don't care for meat that much," said the then 6-year-old Dean. The Winters, like many parents of vegetarian kids, worried at first that their son wouldn't get enough nutrients without that piece of meat on his plate. "At first, I kind of fought it and tried to get him to eat meat. But he was pretty solid about his convictions," said Dean's father Harold. According to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarian kids can be just as healthy as other children. "There is no need for concern. People can be very healthy eating a vegetarian lifestyle," said registered dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner, Having a vegetarian kid can be an adjustment, but Cathie says with all the protein substitutes out there, it's not that hard. As for Dean, "I really don't feel like I'm missing out on anything," admitted Dean. The ADA says the number of kids who are choosing vegetarianism is growing and many children may experiment with a partial vegetarian diet.

    • ANSWER:
      These parents are to be commended in respecting their son's vegetarian lifestyle and encouraging healthy eating.

44. QUESTION:
    give tips to healthy eating for your child?

    • ANSWER:
      See site below of healthy eating. One rule is back to nature. Eat what is grown by nature not what is made by man.

      http://www.phifoundation.org

45. QUESTION:
    Give reasons why some children's meals served in restaurants may fail to meet healthy eating guidelines.?
    this is for my catering h/w abnd im really stuck obn it any help would be great thanks

    • ANSWER:
      Most fast food restaurants do not contain enough vegetables.In my opinion,french fries do not count as a vegetables because it is deep fat fried.Also,onto that subject chicken is great for them but when it is smothered in greasy fat from frying,it is not healthy.Also,they serve carbonated drinks,and the "juice" they serve is usually loaded with high fructose corn syrup and artifical flavorings and sweeteners.
      Loads of salt and processed / preservative filled foods are not beneficial for healthy eating in adults or children.

      Not sure if this is what you are looking for,but...this is my two cents on the matter. :]

46. QUESTION:
    How to promote healthy eating at a younger age ?
    Okay so for my sociology class our task is to be an advocate for change in a social behavior or attitude.

    I noticed that children have bad diets because they are always eating junk food and the parents bring home fast food often and/or go out to eat.

    The thing i am trying to prove is that we can change these habits by promoting healthy eating at a younger age. HOWWWW???????
    PLEASE BE SPECIFIC.

    • ANSWER:
      Explain the importance of healthy eating. Gradually make changes. Allow them to have noodles and other such stuff but change the way.
      One thing has to be noted. If you want your children to stay healthy, you must only cook food that nourishes your child completely.
      Maggie/ noodles are the skipper of all foods when it comes to some of the children. Do not worry. Serve them with hot piping noodles but don’t forget to add finely chopped/grated vegetables that you can think of.
      As an alternative, add all fruits finely chopped and sliced that one can think of or as per your child’s liking. These additions not only make the noodles tasty and healthy but more presentable.
      for some more tips, visit:
      http://www.bukisa.com/articles/209562_healthy-food-for-children

47. QUESTION:
    Should parent teach young children [5-10] good eating habits by word or be led by example?
    I’ve noticed that many parents teach their kids about getting ‘fat’ from very early on. Ingraining in their minds healthy eating habits, the importance of exercise, and fear of being overweight.

    While I believe that it’s important for all parents to actively watch their children’s weight I don’t know why parent put such an emphasis on it and teach it to the extreme. I understand that childhood obesity is a major problem in our country it seems like many children are also taking the opposite extreme--becoming bulimic or anorexic.

    Growing up; I was never taught out of school healthy eating habits. My sister and I were very active in sports due to our parents interest in us and we were given healthy meals at home. We both have no weight issues today.

    So, should parents be putting such an emphasis on weight or should it be just something that they provide--by giving kids good meals and keeping them active? Why do you feel that way?
    I goofed up. The question should be "Should parent teach young children [5-10] good eating habits by word or lead by example?" Oh well!
    If you can make the answer as personal to your own family as possible. I would love to hear what you think as well as what you do.

    • ANSWER:
      I believe that parents should feed their kids healthy, and be an example of eating healthy. You don't have to put the fear in them of being fat, or putting a lot of attention on your looks. Just BE healthy and the children will follow your example. Our society puts WAY to much emphasis on looks and body image! Its quite disgusting that you have 11 year old anorexics because of the media!!
      My grown sons are both at healthy weights, and don't have any food dis-orders.

48. QUESTION:
    was anyone else raised on healthy food only?
    I was raised only to eat healthy food, the occasional pizza for partys but never cake. My friends think its funny that when I get hungry, I order roasted chicken or have cravings for sushi and very rarely will have something sugary, I just don't care for the taste.

    Anyway, is it that rare that parents raise their children eating healthy? Keep in mind, I NEVER went to McDonalds as a kid and didn't celebrate Halloween.

    I can't be the only one.

    • ANSWER:
      I never went to McDonald's or fast food. My mother and nanny raised me on healthy stuff. Pizza and sugary stuff was off limits. Soda nope. Juice, sometimes. Milk or water was the usual. I got to dress up for Halloween but didn't go trick or treating. In fact I remember the first time I went to McDonald's I was like 8 and it was my best friends mother who took us. I remember that was the best freaking day of my life! I went to boarding school where the food left a lot to be desired, taste was one of them. That's stayed somewhat the same but my life style sometimes prevents me from sticking to it.

49. QUESTION:
    As my children get older, how can I encourage them to eat healthy and not be picky eaters?
    I have twin boys and they are starting to try different foods and decide for themselves what they like and don't like. I've worked at a daycare before and remember trying to deal with the picky eaters and I would like to avoid that with my children if at all possible.

    So, do you have any suggestions on how to make sure my children are healthy, non-picky eaters?

    Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      Make it fun to eat healthy! Such as call celery ants on a log and put peanut butter and raisins on them. But respect their choices if they dont like something dont force them of course! But truthfully making eating fun is what a lot of kids like. If you dont feel like doing something really crafty come up with an eating game of some sort! hope that helps!

50. QUESTION:
    First Michelle Obama recommends that kids eat healthy and now she's promoting charities for military families?
    So first she recommends that children eat healthy. I ignored that advice and am glad Sarah P led the effort against it by eating smores on TV and asking Michelle Obama "What are you gonna do about it?"

    Now she is doing this initiative called "Joining Forces, an initiative to help military families who face a long list of unique challenges, such as moving around a lot and having a parent or spouse facing wartime perils far away."

    Well Michelle, in case you didn't get the message the first time you CANT tell me what to do and I will never support your initiative to help military families and there is nothing you can do about it.

    When will this lady get the message that this is still a FREE COUNTRY?!?!?!?!?

    • ANSWER:
      I cannot believe this statement. YES....this is a free country. How do you suspect that came about? People died for the freedom you receive today. Anyone who has the balls to disrespect our troops should consider a different country, maybe one that government/military punishes it's people for such talk. North Korea, countries world wide who punish or starve their people, who are against protest, freedom of speech, religion.
      What have you done for your country, what sacrifices have YOU made to keep our freedom free? Thanking a service member is the least one can do to show appreciation...keeping world wide awareness that the United States is EVERYWHERE. THIS does prove to show that countries think twice before attacking, we are not weak and our armed forces are prepared to defend our country at any given time....THAT is the price of freedom. These military members do a great deal and sacrifice a normal life having to be war ready at any given time.

      In addition...anyone who sides with Sarah Palin is a nincompoop. She is as ditsy as they get...

      The first lady is merely asking for support/encouragement. Unbelievable.