Food

Yesterday I watched Jamie Oliver's new reality series called 'Food Revolution '. what Jamie is trying to do is change the way people eat especially kids....it was really interesting to watch as public schools in America feed their students Pizza, Chicken nuggets, flavoured milk, etc. in other words JUNK.....I am so glad someone thought of this....I personally know lots of people who feed their kids the same things....When I was teaching in a school in India, I witnessed the same thing....children would bring for lunch chapathi with sugar or jam, bread with jam, pasta.....just sugar & refined flour....no vegetables at all. Can you imagine handling 30 kids in a classroom on a sugar high ?? Parents need to make time for preparing healthy, nutritious meals for their children. When the child is young, it is important to instil in them the importance of healthy eating.
I recently saw a young girl who could not have been more than 6-7 years old guzzling down a can of Red Bull, the energy drink. Why does a young child need a energy drink ?? Red Bull contains 80 mg Caffeine per can. Children naturally have a lot of energy....why give them energy drinks, sugary colas ??
I remember when I was working a parent of one of the children would send amazing food for her child. She would make upma and put them in cookie cutters of different shapes and then slightly bake them. The end product would be so interesting to look at...I wish more parents took interest in what their children put into their mouths.