Another Junk Food Summer

Another Junk Food Summer

Thursday, June 26, 2008

filed under: tween & teen logic

New study says kids eat worse once school's out.

In a recent New York Times story, the writer warns her daughter about the dangers of cheese fries at summer camp. (800 calories? Yikes!) Used to be that moms worried about what kids were eating at school. But a new study shows that after all our cafeteria concerns, often summertime presents an even greater challenge to get kids to eat well.

The data from the survey found that many kids' body mass index increased more during the summer than it did during the school year, due to everything from bad camp food to too many hours spent in air-conditioned comfort in front of the TV.

At least the kids that are lucky enough to go to sleep-away camp have the advantage of many activities. Experts say the key is keeping kids as active as possible during the summer, including making time for designated "recess breaks."

What do you do to keep your kids active and healthy during the summer?

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Every summer my kids build/add to a tree house they built in the woods in our back yard. Neighbor kids and friends help, and they all have a great time in the great outdoors!

- Kara

Posted 06/26/08 02:10 PM

Everything in moderation is alright - even cheese fries. These foods shouldn’t be staples in our kids diets, but it’s okay if they eat them from time-to-time. As parents, it’s our responsiblity to make sure what our kids are putting into thier bodies is healthy. That means we can and should questions what schools, camps and even other parents are feeding them.

- foxymama

Posted 06/26/08 02:52 PM