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Cattledog

(5,917 posts) Tue Mar 7, 2023, 06:10 PM Mar 2023

49% of U.S. children ages 1 to 5 don't eat a vegetable daily.

Nearly half of American children ages 1 to 5 — 49 percent — do not eat a vegetable daily, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, not quite 1 in 3 young children (32 percent) eat fruit daily, and more than half (57 percent) drink a sugar-sweetened beverage at least once a week.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/03/07/kids-not-eating-vegetables/

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49% of U.S. children ages 1 to 5 don't eat a vegetable daily. (Original Post) Cattledog Mar 2023 OP

If You Think Kids Are Eating Mostly Junk Food, A New Study Finds You're Right Mosby Mar 2023 #1

Aren't they serving them at schools? MichMan Mar 2023 #2

1-5 year old aren't in school yet. With the exception of pre-school Meadowoak Mar 2023 #4

Missed the age reference somehow MichMan Mar 2023 #5

Who is at fault for that? Srkdqltr Mar 2023 #3

I know! I taught 6 year olds BigmanPigman Mar 2023 #6

Mosby

(16,334 posts)

1. If You Think Kids Are Eating Mostly Junk Food, A New Study Finds You're Right

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 06:29 PM

Mar 2023

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/11/1026816658/study-us-kids-diet-ultraprocessed-junk-food

MichMan

(11,958 posts)

2. Aren't they serving them at schools?

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 06:30 PM

Mar 2023

Meadowoak

(5,556 posts)

4. 1-5 year old aren't in school yet. With the exception of pre-school

Reply to MichMan (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 06:39 PM

Mar 2023

And they get a healthy snack.

MichMan

(11,958 posts)

5. Missed the age reference somehow

Reply to Meadowoak (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 06:55 PM

Mar 2023

Srkdqltr

(6,313 posts)

3. Who is at fault for that?

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 06:35 PM

Mar 2023

Both parents have to work so kids have to eat on the fly.
Parents who don't eat healthy either.
Grand parents who let the parents get away with it when they were young.
High prices for the food.
Over scheduled kids whose parents don't have time to cook?

Take your pick.

BigmanPigman

(51,622 posts)

6. I know! I taught 6 year olds

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 09:19 PM

Mar 2023

for 15+ years and after I started teaching "nutrition" and daily reviewing every item on the daily lunch school lunch menu they actually said they liked healthy food BETTER. I sent away for 4H Nutrition lessons for teachers (for free too) since nutrition was not in the curriculum. I only let them bring healthy snacks amd I made sure they took salad and fruit and I watched to see if they ate it. Soon their parents were coming to thank me since their own kids were educating them.

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