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Monday, July 21, 2008
The allure of fast food rests in the fact that with just a quick order, a parent can have a meal to go that includes the much beloved French fries and of course the hamburger that is so quintessentially one of the mainstays of a meal.
Unfortunately, these foods are laden with fat, salt and empty calories and they do more harm than good when it comes to offering sound nutritional choices to children. When fast food threatens nutritious meals and healthy eating for kids, parents must step in and find new options.
Ideally the fast food restaurant would be banned from the list of acceptable purveyors of food, but in the absence of wanting to take that step, nutritious meals and healthy eating for kids can still be a possibility.
Negotiate with the child by permitting the fries if the drink is milk instead of soda. Conversely, nix the fries but permit the soda if the side dish is made up of carrots or celery stalks. Although perhaps not an easy sell, it is possible with just a bit of training.
When fast food threatens nutritious meals and healthy eating for kids, parents will find themselves in the negotiator position-something that fast food restaurants have begun to understand and in some cases also embrace.
To this end they now offer healthy food choices, realizing that while kids might drive the decision making process, it is the parental dollar that closes the deal, and with childhood obesity on the rise, these dollars are not that quickly parted with any longer.Labels: children, childrens, fitness, healthy nutrition, kids, nutrition
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