Sep
15
It’s not all Spongebob’s fault!
ByNutrition experts have determined based on a number of studies that parents are primarily responsible for rising childhood obesity rates. But what about the consenus that Spongebob, McDonald’s and Oreos were responsible? Is this not all the fault of greedy corporate executives? Are these experts actually saying that the people who buy the food for the children may be the culprit? Do adults actually have the power to tell a 6 year-old no when they want soda for breakfast? Is it possible that there is a level of personal responsibility involved?
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1 Comments
September 15th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Great post Jen!
As the person responsible for doing the food shopping in the house (I actually enjoy it) I can tell you first hand the parents are the problem.
Every weekend I can point out a dozen carts being pushed by overweight parents with overweight kids in tow filled with not just one bottle of soda but several. Bags of cookies, chips and TV dinners. Get to the ice cream section and its like pigs with their head in a trough as their digging looking for their favorite flavor.
As a parent of a 5 year old who watches every cartoon imaginable and subjected to every ad, it’s me that makes the buying decision.