They're Fat Because of YOU.

Kids are getting fatter by the minute...why because of YOU! Parents that is...it is our fault and we need to take responsibility for it. I personally am no perfectionist when it comes to what my kids eat. However, I do know that when my kids eat McDonald's, Pizza or any type of junk food, it's a given that we will be at the playground for at least an hour in the same day. Then again, now that is almost summer, we are at the playground every day regardless of what my kids eat. I'm sitting in McDonald's as I type this and am mad because they replaced the playground with a flatscreen TV. The McDonald's near my home replaced the playground with computers. The other McDonald's near my home didn't replace anything...they just took the playground out...just cause. So because there is no playground, and my kids are not groomed to sit in front of a television...my five year old is driving me crazy hopping up and down in his seat and running back and forth to the soda machine (which by the way my kids often choose diet Pepsi). So anyway...as I was saying...we as adults need to teach our children how to eat, how to get exercise and how to find a healthy balance of the two. TREAT your kids to fast food, don't condition them on it as an everyday thing. Don't let them get the supersized. A kids meal will do. If they're still hungry...get them the apple dippers or the fruit parfait. The trick is...you have to act like it's special. Don't be like....ehhhh ya want the apples? Be like, Hey they have those apple dippers here!! They even come with caramel! Kids will feel your enthusiasm...from apple dippers, to vegetables, to baked fish. YOU set the tone so be mindful of your choices and your actions. Don't go to sleep after a big meal...get outside and do something instead. Your kids will thank you later...and YOU will be grateful when your child outlives you instead of the other way around. Today's generation is being predicted to die faster than their parents because of obesity. Think about it...