Joe's Lunchbox

toddler tales of food from a mom's perspective - the good the bad and the yummy

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Super-Sized Kids--mine?

I can't believe it. I just took the online quiz for the book "Super-Sized Kids"--it will tell you on a couple of dimensions--nutrition, activity, family lifestyle and history--if your child is at risk for obesity and we got an F for nutrition. An F. I'm shocked, really, really shocked. Joe eats vegetables (loves brocolli and salad), drinks water, 100 percent juice, lean turkey and turkey meatballs, etc. I thought I was doing at least reasonably well by him. Maybe the book is really, really tough. Or maybe I should buy the book and see what it says (now there's a thought.)

Here's a link to the book site and the quiz. Take it yourself for your kid and see how you did.
http://supersizedkids.com/

Okay--I know we're doing a few things wrong right off the bat. 1) Too many snacks in front of the tube. 2) Not enough whole grains. (Note to self: buy whole grain Eggo waffles from now on.) 3) Treats (candy) as rewards. On that last one though, seriously, when you are potty-training and getting pretty sick and tired of cleaning up poop, the M&M's work, man.

I hereby resolve to do better--I wonder how M&M's would go with brown rice....

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