Are your kids playing soccer this fall? What is the snack situation? Are families signing up to bring snacks to each game? Get ready. It can be a festival of sugar; sugar your kids do not need. I wrote this blog last year on the topic. Keeping Sugar Off The Field If you want to take action in your town, take a look at this example of how to make a change. http://www.realmomnutrition.com/2012/08/28/soccer-snacktivism-handbook/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RealMomNutrition+%28Real+Mom+Nutrition%29 The soccer fields aren’t the only problem. A mom brought piled high frosted cupcakes to my daughter’s gymnastics class yesterday. That’s about 200 calories (maybe more) that post-cartwheeling kids do not need. Oh…and then there were lollipops […]
Parents are frustrated with schools. And I am not referring to the math, science or reading curriculum. I am referring to the food brought into the classroom for students. With dozens of kids in a class, there sure are a lot of birthdays to celebrate during a nine month school year. Don’t forget about Halloween, Valentine’s Day and Easter. What a load of sugar! I don’t care if the kids are thin, there are too many calories in the classroom; calories kids don’t need. I propose that all American school celebrations be non-caloric. Here is how it works: BIRTHDAYS: Ask the birthday kid to bring a favorite new book with intentions of donating it to the school library. Special stickers can […]
