Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) have reintroduced a new version of their Fit Kids Act. The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to increase a focus on physical education and activity, nutrition education, and health education. Summary of the Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or the “FIT Kids […]
The Future of Grocery Store Checkout Lanes!
Albert Lea Hy-Vee changed their checkout lane instead of soda, candy and chocolate to healthy snacks, such as granola bars, carrots, string cheese, flavored water and dried fruit. Since The Blue Zones lane opened, sale of the food in the healthy lane has went up by 42%, with increased sales of soy nuts, raw no-salt […]
Kids prefer taste of food from cartooned packages
A study from the University of Pennsylvania shows that children prefer the taste of food with cartoon characters on the packaging. The study was conducted on 80 kids, ages 4 to 6 that showed if a package of cereal had a cartoon character on it, they preferred the taste better, no matter the name of […]