Kids Food

DENVER - Hugging an elephant mascot was about as close as they'd get to having a peanut. That's because many of the children who hugged that "elephant," Sunday morning, had food allergies."Not fun," is how seven-year-old Colton Leitzinger describes his allergies to tree nuts, mangos and penicillin.Colton was diagnosed with food allergies when he was three. His four-year-old sister Paetyn was diagnosed when she was two years old. She is allergic to peanuts, milk and eggs."It's difficult for us," said Paetyn and Colton's mom, Tami, "bec .... More »

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London, Aug 14 : Kids who are brought up on a diet of junk food are more likely to be badly behaved at school, experts have warned.Sugary and fatty snacks have been blamed for naughtiness and poor concentration, leading to campaigns for healthier lunches.But research has now found that if children are given bad diet as young as three the damage has already been done by the time they go to school.Studies showed that pupils who had been fed processed grub as toddlers were the worst behaved in class and performed the worst in tests.The f .... More »

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WASHINGTON -- Healthy kids' meals at top restaurant chains are slim pickings, according to a report by a nonprofit public health group.Nearly every possible combination of the children's meals at Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Sonic, Jack in the Box and Chick-fil-A are too high in calories, the report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest said.The report, released Monday, looked into the nutritional quality of kids' meals at 13 restaurant chains.The center found 93 percent of 1,474 possible choices at the 13 chains exce .... More »

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Kid's meals at popular fast-food restaurants deliver more than a quick lunch or dinner -- 90 percent of them have far more than a meal's worth of calories and many are loaded with fat and salt too, according to a report released on Monday.The Center for Science in the Public Interest -- the group that took the fun out of movie popcorn and Chinese takeout by revealing the fat and calorie content of such treats -- said it is difficult to find anything remotely healthful for a child to eat at several restaurant chains."Nearly every singl .... More »

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Oldsmar, Florida - 5-year-old Luke Funair can list which fast food restaurant has what toys, and that isn't the end to his talents. "If we are in the store he will actually repeat the commercial when they see the product," says his mother, Tara Fumair. The marketing goes beyond commercials. In 2006, companies paid $1.6 billion to have their products placed in movies, cartoons in video games and then at the store.Last year, the Federal Trade Commission issued subpoenas to 44 companies, including Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods to fin .... More »

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So often in my efforts to learn new kitchen tricks, I end up with recipes that require kitchen twine, exotic citrus and six different electric outlets. Not to mention every pot and pan I own.Enter my new niece, Olivia, and suddenly I have a need for kid-friendly, easy and straightforward recipes. I didn't know much about the art of making baby food, with the exception of a little-known fact that Pedialyte is an excellent hangover helper.Making your own baby food has replaced knitting in the mommy craze and is much easier, faster and c .... More »

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TROY, N.Y. -- It's an extension of Troy's gun buy back program and the feed a kid program. Saturday, the city of Troy hosts a giant flea market focused on stopping crime on the city streets.Pastor Willie Bacote is spearheading many of the anti-violence programs in Troy. He said the flea market will help continue the feed-a-kid program which has already had great success in the city."We've had some bumps in the road when we first started, but thank God we've smoothed them out, and we will continue to feed the children on a daily basis .... More »

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To demonstrate the severity of a problem in school lunchrooms across Halton, Lena Bassford of Halton Food for Thought passed out a brown paper bag to each councillor at a recent Region committee meeting.In some were nutritious snacks such as granola bars. In others were junk food like chocolate bars and pop. And in still others was absolutely nothing.It's a realistic representation, Bassford said, of what students bring for snacks each day."One in 10 children arrive at school without any food," Bassford -- the regional manager of Halt .... More »

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Junk food firms have been accused of using high-tech tactics, such as utilising the Internet, to push their products to children.Consumer group Which? says companies have changed their approach following a ban on the showing of some TV commercials during children's programmes.Firms, from fast food chains to cereal makers, are pouring money into child-friendly websites and mobile phone competitions.And they continue to use sporting heroes, such as Wayne Rooney, and cartoon characters to boost sales of sugary drinks, burgers and fries.W .... More »

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Which? and the Food and Drink Federation have launched a war of words over the lobby group's latest report into food advertising to children.Food Fables, published today by Which?, criticises food companies for "still not doing enough to curb their marketing of unhealthy food to children". It claims that companies are using social networking sites, SMS campaign and viral promotions to target children, despite introducing voluntary policies committed to stopping marketing to children under the age of 12 years old.It adds that it also h .... More »

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Washington, July 15 : A new study has revealed that 89 percent of children's food products lack proper nutrition, with 62 percent of them still making health claims on the packaging.A detailed study was made of 367 products, and it was discovered that nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content, because of the high levels of sugar, fat or sodium.It was further found that sugar was the main contributor of calories in 70 percent of the products, which specifically excluded confection .... More »

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CALGARY -- Chocolate bars, chips and pop aren't the only nutritional dangers lurking in grocery-store aisles.Nine out of 10 grocery-store food products marketed directly at children provide poor nutrition because they're too high in sugar, fat or sodium, according to a new University of Calgary study.Researchers examined 367 so-called "fun" foods -- products targeting children with cartoons, puzzles, games, or tie-ins with children's TV shows, among other marketing strategies.The study did not include junk foods such as pop, cakes or .... More »

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Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content - because of high levels of sugar, fat or sodium - according to a detailed study of 367 products published in the July issue of the UK-based journal Obesity ReviewsJust under 70 per cent of the products studied - which specifically excluded confectionery, soft drinks and bakery items - derived a high proportion of calories from sugar. Approximately one in five (23 per cent) had high fat levels and 17 per cent had high sodium levels. Despi .... More »

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Sydney, June 24 : Ads extolling junk food are directly targeting children and are seldom regulated, according to a new study."One out of 10 (Australian) parents regularly take their children straight from school to a fast food place," said Vishesh Oommen of Queensland University of Technology's Institute, who conducted the study.Oommen pointed out that ads targeting children were based around "pester power", meaning the item would look so tempting to a child that he or she pestered their parents until they gave in."This means it (Aust .... More »

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Major drug store chains regularly sell expired milk, eggs, baby formula and over-the-counter drugs to unsuspecting consumers, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged Thursday.A three-month probe found dozens of expired medicines - including popular names like Bayer aspirin and store brands - on shelves at nearly half the CVS and Rite-Aid stores probed.Not only are the products a waste of money, they could pose health risks to users, Cuomo said."It's a double whammy for the consumer," Cuomo said at a Manhattan press conference.Some of th .... More »

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