Have the hamburger and fries but don’t do the cold drink
The cold drink is the BIG difference, between a sandwich with all the toppings eaten at home, and a hamburger eaten at McDonalds. Those liquid calories add up.
Moving more won’t stop your kid from getting fat
There is no disputing this – fat kids do move a lot less than thin kids. But is looks like health gurus are muddling up cause and consequence.
The fat kids are all drinking low fat milk
Despite much vocal opposition, you’ve managed to convert the family to low fat milk. But the thin kids aren’t doing low fat, they’re drinking full fat milk.
Eating diet foods causes kids to flunk out of calorie school
You don’t want junior to be overweight, so you opt for low calorie foods but young brains aren’t too good at calorie maths and can end up being wired to overeat
You can’t order your child to eat better
You want your child to eat wholesome nutritious food, so that they grow up healthy and skinny, but demanding it, is unlikely to work in the long run.
Fitness runs in families – fit fathers begat fit kids
There is a BIG difference between watching sport on TV and actually lacing up your takkies to DO sport. If you can’t tell the difference, your kid can !
Little chefs prefer real food to boxed food
The more the kids peel potatoes and cut carrots, the more likely they are to actually eat the vegetables. Little chefs cook up better food choices.
Is obesity caused by environmental pollutants ?
Obesity is a BIG problem, BAD eating habits and lack exercise are contributing to the problem, but as the crisis unfolds, many believe there is more to it.
Juicing up is fattening up
If you crunch the numbers – a glass of apple juice can actually have a few more calories than a glass of cola. And those calories are not equal.