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Posted on Aug 13th 2008 9:00AM by Kristen SeymourFiled Under: Healthy Kids, Nutrition & Supplements
Although childhood obesity is still a problem, there is some good news. According to USA Today, fruit has taken the place of cookies as the number one snack for children under the age of six.
A study conducted by the NPD group compared 14-day food diaries from mothers of young children back in 1987 to diaries recently completed, and found that today's children are less likely to consume carbonated soft drinks, ice cream, candy, cake, and fruit juice than kids the same age did 20 years ago. Additionally, they're more likely to snack on fruit rolls and gummy pieces, yogurt, crackers, granola bars, and bottled water. Whether they're considering sugary items, like fruit rolls and yogurt, as fruit is unclear.
Snacks are more important than some parents might realize -- a quarter of a typical child's calories come from snacks, and the way children snack when they're young can start patterns they'll follow the rest of their lives. Perhaps related to the change in snacking habits is the fact that the number of overweight children and women is holding fairly steady. With just a few more changes (like more fresh fruits and veggies), we can get that number to go down!
A study conducted by the NPD group compared 14-day food diaries from mothers of young children back in 1987 to diaries recently completed, and found that today's children are less likely to consume carbonated soft drinks, ice cream, candy, cake, and fruit juice than kids the same age did 20 years ago. Additionally, they're more likely to snack on fruit rolls and gummy pieces, yogurt, crackers, granola bars, and bottled water. Whether they're considering sugary items, like fruit rolls and yogurt, as fruit is unclear.
Snacks are more important than some parents might realize -- a quarter of a typical child's calories come from snacks, and the way children snack when they're young can start patterns they'll follow the rest of their lives. Perhaps related to the change in snacking habits is the fact that the number of overweight children and women is holding fairly steady. With just a few more changes (like more fresh fruits and veggies), we can get that number to go down!
