That's Fit

It's Nutrition Week at Danny's preschool. On Tuesday, he and his classmates colored pictures of healthy food items and brought them home in brown paper bags. On Wednesday, Danny learned about his body. At dinner, he told us about his arms, his legs, his face, and more. He wasn't exactly sure how to link these body parts to nutrition but hey, he's four years old. He'll learn.

Thursday's activity had kids cutting pictures of healthy foods from magazines and gluing them onto pieces of paper. Sitting with Danny before I left him in the hands of his teachers, I helped him make his collage. Together we found a few pictures of apples, a glass of orange juice, and some cherries. It was not an easy task.

Finding health foods in magazines is quite a chore. Locating junk food was a cinch. But those few apples? Hard to come by. I guess it's s a sign of the state of nutrition in this country. Cookies, candy, chips, and soda dominate. Fruits, veggies, and otherwise healthful fare are just not as visible. A bummer for Danny who quickly spotted jelly beans, pizza, and a frosted doughnut but struggled to identify something to nourish his body.

Time to do some damage control. I'm breaking out some hand-picked magazines stocked with good stuff -- good for the body, that is.