• Childhood obesity rates have tripled in America since 1980
• 16% of all children aged 6 – 19 are obese 
• 70% of obese adolescents will be obese as adults
• Obesity leads to increased risk of heart attack, stroke and early death

Children’s Health magazine recently determined the 20 Worst Kid’s Foods in America.

If you’re in the food industry, the color of money isn’t green-it’s beige.

Parents know that the majority of their kids favorite foods, from french fries to white bread to chicken nuggets, are beige. Beige is the color of highly processed foods, which means cheap, calorie-rich, nutritionally bankrupt food.

Next time you’re at your favorite fast food restaurant and your child is checking out the kids menu, steer them clear of those monochromatic clusters of cheese sticks, dinosaur-shaped chicken and fried potatoes.

When eating out, follow this simple rule: all kids dishes must come with at least two colors (and ketchup doesn’t count).

In case you’re interested,  the #1 Worst Kids Meal in America is the Uno Chicago Grill Kids’ Kombo with French Fries

• 1,250 calories
• 79 g fat (11.5 g saturated)
• 2,850 mg sodium

The moderately active 8 year old only requires 1600 calories and ~60 gms of total fat (17 saturated) per day! Add to this 150% of your child’s recommended daily allowance of sodium (salt) and you can see why this is the worst kid’s meal in America.

Should you find yourself at Uno’s with a hungry child, have them try this instead;

Kids Pasta

• 300 calories
• 3 g fat (0 g saturated)
• 270 mg sodium