I was shocked, shocked I tell you, to read the headlines on Yahoo News last week that the FDA is going to approve a cholesterol medication for children 8 and up to help fight the childhood obesity epidemic. I just don’t understand how we as a society could let things get this badly. There is no reason a child should have to be on cholesterol pills nor should there be so many larger children that it is now being deemed an epidemic. The easy thing is to place blame on the parents, genes, or the child but I don’t buy that. I think the bigger issue is society and what we are putting out there and deeming “acceptable” such as not exercising or making healthy choices. I can’t get over the idea that many schools have vending machines filled with crap and allow fast food companies to come in for lunch instead of hiring cafeteria workers to make lunch. We need to help our kids make wiser decisions in every aspect of their lives.
As parents (since I’m not a parent yet) there is some help on the way. YoNaturals Vending is a company that stocks vending machines wherever vending machines normally are placed and only stocks healthy snacks. There are over 500 snacks available and they will work with schools to stock them based on the needs of the school and the culture of the student population. I absolutely love this idea. I would love to see more healthy choices being made available everywhere I go and starting at the school level is a great place as it allows kids to start making the right choices at a younger age and it sticks with them throughout their lives. Check out the machine below and how awesome it is. There are a ton of choices stocked in there and it even takes credit/debit cards. Totally awesome!
July 10th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
I’ve seen this somewhere (or read about it). I think this is a great idea. I’d love to see these in our schools.
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