Book on Back Burner for 2 Years The idea for my new book Want Flies With That? has been sitting on the back burner for two years. Well, actually it was in the deep freeze. Recently, a friend suggested I publish a mini-book. That’s when I actually considered pulling the information together. My blog, “Happy [...]
Yes, I wanted flies with my Happy Meal, but not one showed up. Every mom wants her kids to have friends. Even after two years, not one insect will have anything to do with my little guy. I wish I had seen a fly or two buzzing around my Happy Meal. At least that would [...]
We’re Not In Kansas Any More After Happy Birthday to My Happy Meal blog went viral, visits to my site went through the roof. There were over 110,000 visits to Happy Birthday to My Happy Meal blog alone. Most were new to the Baby Bites site and left their comments on that blog as well [...]
Junk Food Marketing Directed to Children The average American child is exposed to an estimated 40,000 television commercials a year — much of it for junk foods. Advertisers spend $15 billion dollars a year on advertising directed at kids. This is an increase of two and half times since 1992. Children’s programming is only slightly [...]
Watchdog Group Wants Ronald McDonald to Retire We all know the statistics and they’re grim. Today, one in three children in the U.S. is overweight or obese. One in three kids will get diabetes as a result of diet. This is the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents. The campaign [...]
Frying Food Is Unhealthy We refuse to acknowledge how really bad fried food is for us. Some of the people, who left comments on my Happy Birthday to My Happy Meal blog (which took a lighthearted look at fast food) really got riled up. I’m amazed at how passionate people are about fast food. A [...]
A mom recently asked for advice about her 11-year-old son, who likes to play with toys. Seems the other kids his age, aren’t much into action figures, like her son. She wonders if her son is abnormal and asks for suggestions on how he can make friends. Sounds like she’s got a great kid. And I [...]
Twenty-one percent of toddlers eat French fries EVERY DAY! In the United States, typical French fries have about 40 percent trans fat, and many cookies and crackers range from 30 to 50 percent trans fat. Doughnuts have approximately 35 percent trans fatty acids. A couple of the worst offenders are found in many kitchens-stick margarine [...]
Even picky eaters will eat fast food, especially French fries. A recent survey found the French fry to be baby’s first finger food. When I talk to moms, they always insist their children don’t eat that many French fries. Someone is in denial. Researchers at Ohio State University analyzed government data on 6,500 children and teens, ages 2 to 18. [...]
Largest Study on TV Ads and Children’s Health. This vital topic concerning our children’s health is studied by the Kaiser Foundation. The study found that 34 percent of ads targeting children are for candy and snacks, 28 percent are for sugarcoated cereals, and 10 percent are for fast foods. Only 4 percent are for dairy products and [...]
