Healthy Vending Machines?
I was doing my weekly surfing of trade publications for news, when my eye was caught by a headline: “Healthy Vending Machines Enter Schools.” TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Four Tallahassee schools recently tossed out their old “junk food” vending machines in favor of Fresh Healthy Vending machines provided by local businessman Brandon Stallings. The new machines are part of a nationwide effort to combat childhood obesity...
Study – Sweet and Salty: Nutritional Content and Analysis of Baby and Toddler Foods
A recent study published in the Journal of Public Health should raise a few eyebrows: Background To critically examine baby and toddler food products sold in Canada for their sugar and sodium content, and to assess these in light of current recommendations. Methods Baby and toddler foods (n = 186) were coded for various attributes, including ‘Nutrition Facts’ label data. Four ‘categories’ of baby/toddler foods were analyzed against...
Study: Cartoon Characters Influence Taste Perception in Children
According to this Health Day report on a new study, young kids believe snacks labeled with their favorite cartoon characters taste better than unlabeled versions. Researchers found that the branding of American food product packaging with characters such as Dora the Explorer drives preschoolers to choose higher-calorie, less healthful foods over more nutritious options. “The bottom line is that when kids are presented with a...
Teach Every Child About Food
This video of a talk by Jamie Oliver is a bit long… but very much worth watching in full. (h/t Pandagon)
Chocolate & Vanilla-Flavored Formulas are a Baaaad Idea
The L.A. Times has the latest on Mead-Johnson’s newest product, Enfagrow… Blogging moms and nutritionists are criticizing a new formula for toddlers that comes in chocolate and vanilla flavors as an early start to obesity. …Introduced by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. in February as a beverage for toddlers who are transitioning from infant formula or breast milk, Enfagrow Premium’s toddler chocolate and vanilla...
Santa Clara County Considering Limits on Fast Food Marketing to Children
That sounds like a good thing, doesn’t it? And maybe it is… but I have some real mixed feelings about it, nonetheless. According to Nation’s Restaurant News… SAN JOSE, Calif. (March 26, 2010) The Santa Clara County board of supervisors will begin to research the feasibility of creating a law aimed at battling childhood obesity by limiting the use of toys, digital games and other incentives in the marketing...
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