That being said, everywhere I went yesterday, there were kids, and teenagers, and I could not help notice, (tight clothes) just how many were already overweight or large in size.
Teagan and I went grocery shopping yesterday, of course I was still in "costume" from class, dressed in workout wear, and of course, probably still in that mindset. We perused the aisles, looking for food for our weekend, fruit, veggies, meat, (Teagan wanted Ribs for dinner). As we went through aisles, there were people walking past us, these "children", were bigger than me, and it was scary how many were carrying weight around the belly. My eyes went down, looking at the cart, full of chips, soda and fried chicken. Not one fruit, or veggie, no milk, no water. Ok, Barb, live and let live.....maybe they bought that stuff elsewhere...
Next, the cereal aisle. WOW, could barely find ONE that didn't have corn syrup as a sweetener, honey nut cheerios? Sounds healthy? Not so much.
There were lots of people here, and all the kids, my own included, wanted the sweet stuff!
My mind reverts back to the video on 60 min about sugar and how it is addictive, releasing endorphins from the brain for that "feel good" high. Fast forward to a conversation with a friend on how her teenager's friends, drink Monster, 2 at a time, just to get a sugar high. What are we doing??
My mind reverts back to the video on 60 min about sugar and how it is addictive, releasing endorphins from the brain for that "feel good" high. Fast forward to a conversation with a friend on how her teenager's friends, drink Monster, 2 at a time, just to get a sugar high. What are we doing??
According to the CDC, we have a childhood obesity rate, that is astounding, not only are our kids eating more, eating more sugar, they are hanging out in front of the TV or playstation. This creates the perfect environment for the development of blood pressure issues, high cholesterol and diabetes. If our children are developing this now, what is their future going to like? Fact- full of medications to combat these diseases, or worse.
As parents, we have the control about what food gets eaten in the house, as we are the ones doing the shopping. What are we doing to our kids? We love them, and are to nurture them into healthy, well adjusted grown ups, that's the job. We have to get better at this. Me included. We need to encourage that healthy lifestyle of activity and healthy eating...
Our children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way!!
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