YoNaturals Vending Against Junk Food in Schools

Author: Jessica Vachal

YoNaturals vending feels that one of the saddest states of our current American social culture is the childhood obesity epidemic that is rocking the nation. With children suddenly experience Body Mass Indexes that are far above what is healthy for any child; they are beginning to experience complications and issues that heretofore had only been experienced by middle-aged adults. This is not a fair lifestyle for a child to be trapped in, unable to move and run around as freely as their peers. Never mind the fact that so many of these children will remain obese and overweight for the rest of their lives, suffering more complications and diseases as they age. The fact is that the lifestyle of a child is developed at home. Whether a child will grow to be overweight or trim, or even underweight, is all related to the way that child is raised in the home.

If mom and dad are aware of the food they eat, and make sure to have all food groups represented at the dinner table, and fill themselves and their families up with a healthy breakfast before sending the off to school and work, then kids are going to be much more prone to eat healthfully on their own. If mom and dad take walks after dinner and encourage their kids to join sports teams and run around the neighborhood, these children will be much more likely to have  good relationship with their bodies and with what it takes to keep them healthy and in strong shape.

However, if mom and dad themselves eat fast food every night and wash it down with a milkshake for dessert, then the kids in the family are going to follow suit and their bodies are going to suffer as a consequence. If mom and dad don’t encourage their kids to try out for sports or to join in with the other kids in running around the neighborhood, then these kids will never know the joy of feeling their heart pump strong in their chests. Parents play an integral role in the lives of their children, and this extends to teaching kids how to eat right and take care of themselves.

So come on parents, make some vegetables and chicken for dinner, and take your kids for a walk after the meal. Talk with your kids about their days; make sure that they don’t have to turn to food for comfort. Encourage exercise and making eating healthfully fun by making it a family affair – have the whole family make dinner together and hangout in the kitchen as a unit. Healthy living extends beyond just eating right and exercising, but if we want to curb this childhood obesity epidemic, that’s where we have to start! Join YoNaturals in the cause against  this disease in America.