Yesterday, Cristopher Rubio continued the work in raising awareness about diabetes. While type I diabetes can’t be prevented, type II diabetes can be. And it starts at home and in our communities with the foods that we eat and are teaching our children to eat.
Our society has long promoted the idea that quick and easy meals from fast food restaurants, boxes or the freezer are beneficial, convenient, and healthy for you. In reality, they are full of preservatives and artificial ingredients and other things that shouldn’t be allowed into our bodies. Not only are we lured by the appeal of “quick and easy”, but fast food chains also appeal to both children and adults by including toys and contests that give you the opportunity to win big prizes and cash.
It doesn’t get much better at school or work, where most cafeteria food is fried and mostly carbs. One man trying to actively change how children and adults are educated about food is chef Jamie Oliver through his Food Revolution program. His approach is to make food education a key part of children’s education in schools by interacting with children to teach them about fresh food and vegetables as well as advocating for funding that would allow the lunch staff to provide healthy meals.
If you still think there are any reasons to not buy and cook fresh food, here are some reasons you should:
- lower grocery bills
- better health
- skills that can save your life
- longer life expectancy
- higher intelligence
About Nicolle Morales Kern
Yes very true, how hard is to guide kids to better eating habits will all these fast food distractions. We are encouraging our kids to eat better by participating in cooking. My daughter Astrid was recently in a video cooking contest and got so motivated that she started making more videos. Heres one: http://youtu.be/36tCGUV8RLI the contest is http://www.bensbeginnerscontest.com/ where she prepared a Dominican Style Cowfan. We found this motivation spreading to their friends and relatives. Its all about having fun while learning better eating habits.
or try teaching them about GMOs and help them get to there local Farmers Market!!!!!!!!!
looks like the Jamie olivers video i posted the other day. nice! super happy to see Being latino on board to the same way I view health crisis connected thru food.
TOTALLY AGREE WITH U DANNY MARGO!!
i support local farmers! PROUD TO SAY!=)
I love cooking with fresh food, very thankful for the farmers
Parents need to stop being lazy and stop making up excuses for not cooking fresh meals. You decided to be a paret so parent!
Not a paret but a parent
One idea: cooking with your kids and making it fun, while learning better food choices. My daughter got motivated after participating in a video cooking contest (she’s a finalists), now making more videos like this: http://youtu.be/36tCGUV8RLI she loves to share them with friends and family keeping her on check and spreading the fun in the kitchen
That’s a great idea Cesar! Cooking is a lot of fun and it’s definitely something to get kids involved in. I feel so much passion and love is lost when premade meals are cooked.
Incredibly important topic. Equally important is access to fresh food. The health of the poor is compounded by the fact that many poor neighborhoods have plenty of bodegas/fast food chains and very few quality grocery stores. And in this country, it often costs more to eat a salad than a burger and fries.