Disney Takes a Stand

This week Disney has announced that they will run ads that follow strict nutritional standards in order to help in the fight of childhood obesity. They have also said they will be offering more nutritional choices with less sugar and sodium in their theme parks.

I think it's great that they are making this bold move to say that we need to pay closer attention to how our children are eating. They are taking a stand for the kids. I still say it is up to us as parents to help our children make good choices. Even if the junk food is out there, we don't need to choose to eat it or feed it to our kids.

On the other hand, I think that Disney is such an influential part of our society and they are deciding to role model healthy eating for kids. I think that's great.

Hey, how much money will they really lose with this change when they sell more than half of the toys, movies and entertainment in the world. They'll do just fine without a pack of fries and a coke in their Mickey meal and I am sure a slice of watermelon will cost more than parking.

Here is an article about Disney in the NYTimes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/business/media/in-nutrition-initiative-disney-to-restrict-advertising.html


What are your thoughts?

A Little Sugar in Your Omelette

The Sweet Life

My son, Ben, has been talking a lot about exercising and eating healthy. Maybe its a 9 year old thing. He is watching different types of athletes, their body types and asks a lot of questions. Mind you, this is surprising because none of our children, including Ben, has ever taking a strong liking to sports. We have them play to learn the sports, to learn about teamwork and commitment and healthy habits. Though, as he gets older, he has started liking it more and more. He is artist. He gets it from me. I am afraid of any round object flying at my face. Maybe I got that from the Brady Bunch, "My Nose!".

This morning, he was asking his dad about healthy foods and such. His dad was making him an omelette and asked him what he would like in it. He would ask about each choice whether it was healthy. His dad had said that sausage is healthy in small amounts. Ben chose not to have it in his omelette. His dad slipped one little bite into the omelette to be funny.

Here's the discovery:

Ben: Did you put sausage in the omelette?

Dad: Yes. (with a sneaky grin)

Ben: Well, everyone needs a little sugar in life.

From the mouth of babes. How cute is that? He cracks me up. He says the darnedest things.

Make sure you put a little sugar in your life!