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Date Posted: 09:54:44 06/13/02 Thu
Author: Katie
Subject: Response to article
In reply to: Laura Richard 's message, "Fighting Obesity & the Food Lobby (Article)" on 08:23:24 06/13/02 Thu

This is a quote from the article:

"The food industry contends that more research is needed before action is taken on regulating advertising and sales; that physical inactivity and not specific foods should be the target for change; that parents must teach their children to act responsibly; that vending and soft-drink machines in schools provide freedom of choice; and that no food or company should be demonized."

I think that it is totally unacceptable to expect small children to make food choices. We don't leave them to pick out their wardrobes, we monitor their friends, and their activities, BUT we expect them to make wise choices about something that will affect them for the rest of their lives.

We've all seen children who when left to dress themselves will put on the most garish combination possible, when left to amuse themselves consider it appropriate to have soda fights in the living room, or who choose friends who are a bad influence. We monitor and adjust these choices for our children. The food that they eat should not be left to "chance" or to an industry that is slowly poisoning them.

Austin has had a few "Happy Meals"... BUT he was given vegetables with it, and half the fries were thrown out, and the bun was replaced with whole grain bread. I had gestational diabetes, and because of that, Austin is at a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes himself.

His father and I have both battled with overweight since our teens, and I want better than that for him. The majority of the time, his carbs come from whole grains, fruits, whole milk, and vegetables. He doesn't get fruit juice, margarine, refined flour or sugar. I don't limit his carb intake, but I do make sure that they are sources that are high in fiber. I do worry about what he is being fed at daycare though. I'll need to check into that some more.

I was glad to see in the article that Texas is one of the places trying to eliminate junk food in the schools, since that is where we will be relocating to before he is school-age.

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Re: Response to article -- Laura Richard, 07:53:10 06/18/02 Tue
- More... -- Katie, 12:18:10 06/18/02 Tue
  - Re: More... -- Laura Richard, 12:08:06 06/19/02 Wed