Soap Opera Star Pitches Child Nutrition
I didn't think it was possible to combine my favorite soap opera, child nutrition and this blog, but just like the writers of my afternoon story I made the seemingly preposterous a reality.
Alison Sweeney, who plays Sami Brady on "Days of Our Lives," has teamed up with the Gerber Products Co. to talk about the importance of providing toddlers with enough fruits and vegetables. Sweeney has a 2-year-old son named Ben.
"The survey revealed that half of the mothers who participated give vegetables to their toddlers only once a day, far lower than the USDA recommended 3 servings of vegetables a day," according to the article on BuddyTV.com. "Additionally, 43% of the mothers said they feed their toddlers fruits only once a day or less, far lower than the USDA recommended 2-3 servings a day, while more than half of them were not aware that the average 9-24-month-old child needs around 1,000 calories a day."
Sweeney, who is pregnant on the show, said she was shocked at the results. (I wondered if she expressed the same outrage as when she learned Nicholas, the hospital lab technician who makes house calls, fudged the results of her paternity test and E.J. was not the real father of her twins.)
Mothers who participated in the survey said time constraints were one of the reasons they didn't always provide healthy snacks and meals, the article states.
I realize most of us don't have nannies and housekeepers and someone to food shop for us like the soap stars, but we can't let that be an excuse for undermining our children's nutritional needs. Giving them the right amount of healthy foods is vital to brain development, so let's take this seriously.
Alison Sweeney, who plays Sami Brady on "Days of Our Lives," has teamed up with the Gerber Products Co. to talk about the importance of providing toddlers with enough fruits and vegetables. Sweeney has a 2-year-old son named Ben.
"The survey revealed that half of the mothers who participated give vegetables to their toddlers only once a day, far lower than the USDA recommended 3 servings of vegetables a day," according to the article on BuddyTV.com. "Additionally, 43% of the mothers said they feed their toddlers fruits only once a day or less, far lower than the USDA recommended 2-3 servings a day, while more than half of them were not aware that the average 9-24-month-old child needs around 1,000 calories a day."
Sweeney, who is pregnant on the show, said she was shocked at the results. (I wondered if she expressed the same outrage as when she learned Nicholas, the hospital lab technician who makes house calls, fudged the results of her paternity test and E.J. was not the real father of her twins.)
Mothers who participated in the survey said time constraints were one of the reasons they didn't always provide healthy snacks and meals, the article states.
I realize most of us don't have nannies and housekeepers and someone to food shop for us like the soap stars, but we can't let that be an excuse for undermining our children's nutritional needs. Giving them the right amount of healthy foods is vital to brain development, so let's take this seriously.
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