Nutrition

There has been a lot of buzz about the Governments role in our children's nutrition. (again not a political argument just my thoughts). Mrs Obama has a campaign right now to fight childhood obesity. I think all the commercials with her in them are great but it makes me wonder if it is giving parents an out when they feed their children junk food because they expect someone to step in and stop them.

I recently read an article about people wanting the Government to step in and outlaw foods that are bad for our children. I just do not see the purpose of this. Isn't that what parents are for? Isn't that our job? Does my child eat healthy all the time... no. He has a cookie or some kind of sweet every now and then. He eats all the proper foods, gets all the proper exercise (and then some) and yes he eats french fries every once and a while. I do not think having something that is "bad" for him is a bad thing. I do however think too much of the "bad" foods are bad.

I never once thought it was anyone else's job to teach my child what foods to eat and how to live an active lifestyle.  I do not understand when people say it is anyone else's fault then their own when their child is obese. Stop feeding them crap! Pretty simple to me. People always want someone to blame for their own actions. Instead at looking at their role in the situation.

I think it is interesting how our society has changed, we now blame others for our bad habits and never take credit for the things that are going wrong in our own lives.  I highly doubt the "commercial" made people fat, it is call free will people!!

I will be teaching my children what foods to eat, how much activity they need and how to control their own destiny thank you very much. I do not want someone I do not know trying to teach them how to run their lives.