What’s Eating Our Kids? Fears About ‘Bad’ Foods
The New York Times has a story about children who are becoming fearful of “bad food” because of parents who overemphasize the importance of eating healthy. While we eat mostly organic food and very little meat, we do not restrict any foods from our children’s diet. We want them to be familiar with all kinds of foods out there and not be fearful, but know the difference between what’s good and what’s ok in moderation (i.e. cookies, chocolate, pizza, etc.) . My sister, on the other hand, is almost paranoid when it comes to her only son’s diet. If it’s conventional food (non-organic) it’s almost poisonous in her eyes.
Is this a good thing, or the start of an unhealthy attitude towards food?
While scarcely any expert would criticize parents for paying attention to children’s diets, many doctors, dietitians and eating disorder specialists worry that some parents are becoming overzealous, even obsessive, in efforts to engender good eating habits in children. With the best of intentions, these parents may be creating an unhealthy aura around food.
via What’s Eating Our Kids? Fears About ‘Bad’ Foods – NYTimes.com.
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There may be no place on the planet more daunting than the American supermarket.
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I knew that some of the items on this list are bad for you, but some are surprising even to me. I thought I knew my healthy food choices. Do you?
From the produce section to the frozen-food aisle, the modern-day market is loaded with 50,000 food choices, all vying for your hard-earned money. That’s why we created the Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide, the brand-new follow-up to our national bestselling nutrition books that will help you cut through marketing mysteries and food-label lies in order to make the smart choices that lead to fast and permanent weight loss for you and your loved ones.
And there’s no better way to start slimming down in 2009 than by eliminating the most egregious offenders in the supermarket from your shopping cart. Some are conspicuous calorie bombs, others are junk food masquerading as healthy food, but all 20 of these foods have one thing in common: They’ll undermine your efforts to lose weight and feel great. So study up on the list of the Worst Supermarket Foods and resolve to master your market in 2009.
via America’s Worst Supermarket Foods – Page 1 – MSN Health & Fitness – Nutrition.
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