This week’s edition of Weekly News Links is our Kids’ Stuff edition, with promising information about kids’ changing eating habits as well as info about creative efforts to fight childhood obesity. The first two links suggest that kids who are given choices will often choose healthy options. I’ve also included a new book title and an online resource that provide some kid-friendly ways to deliver important messages about eating and exercise.
Kid Goes Into McDonald’s and Orders … Yogurt?
NYTimes.com
This market research study shows that kids are ordering more than just burgers and fries these days. They’re also choosing yogurt, soup, grilled chicken and chocolate milk.
Online Games can Influence Childrens’ Food Choices, Study Suggests
Robert Wood Foundation News Digest
Could Pac-man make a comeback and help kids eat better? A study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine showed that kids who played a Pac-man-style video game in which they were rewarded for choosing healthy snacks were more likely to choose a healthy snack when offered food later.
Big Blue
vanitabooks.com
Big Blue is a twist of the classic fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. In this book, a bird named Big Blue spends his time laying around and eating too much. When it’s time for his family to fly south for the winter, he’s too big! Kids can find out how Big Blue works to get back in shape.
Children’s Hospital Launches Web Site to Promote Healthy Habits
Robert Wood Foundation News Digest
My Family Health Spot Web site helps parents and their children develop healthier lifestyles. The site includes games, online cardio tracking tools and even fun experiments.
Finally, are you and your family looking for a fun, local activity for kids this weekend (July 17-19, 2009)? Check out the IronKids Carmel Triathlon, which features the IronKids Expo and a children’s film festival.
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