In the fight for prevention of child obesity, our children must be taught about nutrition. Parents know that the day will come when their child will “leave the nest,” so it would be wise to teach the child all there is to know about nutrition.
This will give the child a foundation and a basic knowledge of what is good for their body and what will keep their body functioning for them. With all the television advertisements targeting children, makes it imperative to teach children about nutrition before they ask for the junk foods from these ads. The advertising industry preys on the children’s love of junk foods. This is partly what keeps them in business.
Children watching cartoons on Saturday morning are inundated with food commercials. Most of these commercials are advertising the fruity and sweet cereals and the new and improved candies and cookies. Oh yes, the media knows when to infiltrate your child’s mind. They know all children will be watching their favorite Saturday morning cartoon. Lest not forget about what the media does to our children during the holidays.
Just about all of the food advertisements are geared toward children and the majority of them contain some form of sugar content Whether it is candies, cookies, sugar-sweetened cereal, or sugar-sweetened drinks, it is clouding your child’s mind with unhealthy food choices. Those ads that are not depicting the sugar-loaded products are most assuredly advertising other unhealthy staples such as the foods loaded with carbohydrates and grease. Let’s get our children’s minds on eating fruits and vegetables by teaching them the nutritional values in foods.
If you train a child early enough and stay consistent and focused on health and nutrition, you will give them the basics for food choices in their later years. Don’t be afraid to let your children know what the risks are in consuming a lot of sugar-loaded staples. Don’t be afraid to let them know the health risks associated with some of their food choices. Remember, parents should be their children’s first teacher. Start early enough and your teachings will help your children when they depart from you.
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