It is a favorite daydream of mine to see organic REAL FOOD drive ins pop up across this country.. Places that I can take my kids to. A brightly colored kid friendly environment that they enjoy. Like Chucky Cheese only with REAL wonderful pizzas topped with organic goodies. To wash down the pizza an array of stevia sweetened sodas in a myriad of flavors.
OR… on a hot summer day to be able to jump in the car or ride our bikes to the drive in, order a delicious grass fed burger with organic fries, fried in non gmo oil and go to the park down by the Boise River…While at the park I can sip on a fair trade organic iced coffee while the kids enjoy an ice cold, organic, strawberry lemonade..
But until my dream becomes reality I MUST stay away from the existing dead food giants. These franken stein fast foods ARE compromising our childrens’ health and robbing them of years of life expectancy.
I know how hard it is to resist the convenience of the drive through…. that low blood sugar, mindless trance of hunger pulls you right over into the turn lane and before you know it you are hearing ” I’ll take your order when you’re ready”.
Hopefully the videos that I include at the end of this post will give you some will power..
In the mean time look for alternatives
natural food market’s deli counter
down town bistros and delis. Many of these offer better food choices.
Local restaurants (not chains)
chains that are trying….. Baja Fresh and in a pinch Subway but watch out for GMO s and MSG !ASK!
When trying a new place ASK questions about menu items. Don’t be embarrassed. You are feeding yourself and YOUR kids. You check out babysitters and make sure that the movies and video games are age appropriate. For crying out loud!! check the FOOD!
I recently found a restaurant that offers organic beef burgers and fries prepared without gmo oil! Even though the burger bun and potatoes are not organic it is a much better option then the media perpetuated, gut bomb factories, that have some how become an American icon…Grrrr\
Knock it off! STOP eating trash!
Teach your children that one way to care for their bodies is to be picky about what they eat. You teach them about stranger danger…or at least you should.. Teach them about strange food danger. Encourage them to be savvy.. Let them know that they’re being marketed to.
Nasty ads for NASTY FOOD!
Speaking of marketing…Burger Kings latest disgusting ad campaign http://tinyurl.com/no2burgerking should have parents everywhere telling them to stuff their kids meals aka Club BK in the trash where it belongs… If you are as irate as I am about the ad… remind them that they MARKET TO CHILDREN and INAPPROPRIATE ADS with SEXUAL CONNOTATIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED BY DECENT PARENTS! Their food stinks and now their image is following suit…….I haven’t eaten at BK in YEARS!
Tell ‘em to quit being STUPID and GROSS! and PLEASE don’t take your kids there… you vote with EVERY dollar that you spend!
Educate your kids AND yourself .
Provide your kids with information that helps them understand WHY you are loving them enough to just say NO to junk food! Tell them you want them to live long, happy, disease free lives. Share the fact that eating fast food is an unhealthy choice, just like smoking or doing drugs.
Please teach YOUR children.
Don’t leave something so vital to over worked public school teachers or children’s television programming. YOU the PARENT are their primary teacher. Other input is great, but it should only reinforce what your kids are learning from YOU!
There are side benefits to children learning self-control in regards to food..
Kids that have an awareness of their body’s nutritional needs and have an understanding that poor nutrition is the root of many illnesses are equipped to make better choices. When you’ re not around they can figure out for themselves if this food is indeed a food or a poison in disguise.
This knowledge combined with peer group/media resistance prepares kids to say NO to alcohol , drugs or premature sex. They will have had practice in making healthy choices in something that occurs everyday…. EATING!
ENJOY the VIDEOS if you find them appropriate share them with your kids …… don’t forget to leave a comment
~Blessings~
Keep Food REAL!!
My burger should NOT age better than ME!
This video was done by some kids…..I think they did a great job!
For the Star Wars fans.. my 11yr old son found this one for me!
No mention of GMO’s or MSG ( I wish there was) but she makes a great point about calories and fat intake….
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