Michael Phelps helping kids get Active: It’s all a Conspiracy
Posted by: dustinmaher on: September 30, 2008
You may have seen that Phelps has teamed up with Kellogs to encourage kids to increase their activity levels. I applaud their efforts, since the kids of this generation spend so much more time in front of the TV, playing video games, and eating highly processed junk food. It is no wonder why kids are getting so fat.
The problem that I have with Phelps endorsements is that his pictures are on the cereal boxes of Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, and other Kellogs products. Kellogs has no interest in helping kids, if they did they would immediately stop selling parents and kids sugar ladened crap that has very little nutritional value, and focus on providing healthier, less processed and more natural ingredients. It is amazing how much of this world is dictated by money at the expense of healthy and wellness.
Don’t even get me started with Phelp’s endorsement of McDonalds!
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Keep moving,
Dustin
3 Responses to "Michael Phelps helping kids get Active: It’s all a Conspiracy"
Sue,
Thanks for the post, that is a graet tip you gave! I hope others chime in with their ideas!
I just came across this site and realize how old that last post was, but I do that exact same thing with natural PB added to the bad stuff which I am hoping to wean my kids off completely. I also sneak flax seed, organic baby food vegetables or finely processed vegetables into any foods that I can.
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- Susan Salyer: I just came across this site and realize how old that last post was, but I do that exact same thing with natural PB added to the bad stuff which I am
1 | Sue
October 13, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I’ve seen inside the pantries and lunch boxes of families of overweight parents and their overweight kids and it isn’t pretty. It can be a challenge to find healthy and convenient foods that satisfy the taste buds of kids but they are out there. Woodmans has a section dedicated to products that are higher fiber, lower sugar, some organic and leave out yucky preservatives, chemicals and additives. Here’s one tip for families . . . mix up your kid’s peanut butter each week by combining natural peanut butter (usually not a kid favorite on it’s own) with your kid’s favorite peanut butter. Mine like Jif which is loaded with sugar and hydrogenated oil. We started with a 1/2 and 1/2 mixture and are now up to about 2/3 and 1/3 mixture. Eventually, we hope that Jif doesn’t find a home on our pantry shelf. I would love to hear ideas from other parents on ways theiy’re getting their kids to eat healthier.