Chubby Is Only For Cherubs

A smart-eating, smart-living guide for New Millenium kids

Who can resist squeezing a chubby cheek or pinching the thigh of a happy,
smiling infant or toddler? There’s just something so cherubic about little ones
who exude such robust healthiness. But there may be more lurking behind
those rosy little cheeks than meets the eye. Unless careful nutrition and healthy
lifestyle habits are cultivated early, the smiles of today’s little cherubs may one
day hide a multitude of emotional problems and health issues which can dramatically impact quality of life.

Many of today’s children are at serious risk of becoming obese adults if concentrated
efforts are not made to provide healthy eating and exercise patterns
at an early age. The potential for living long, productive lives in this world
of ever-improving healthcare and medical advancements is a viable option
which should be available to every child. So, why is it that one in every three
American children is considered overweight, a figure that has almost doubled
over the last twenty years?

Clearly, parents do not intentionally set out to compromise their children’s
lives by feeding them improperly. Much of the problem associated with the
childhood obesity epidemic stems from the modern lifestyle in general which
includes too much sedentary time before computer screens, video games, and
television sets. Without even seeing the statistics, it is easy to understand that
the generation of New Millennium kids is the least active group of children
ever. Ironically, kids may be over-scheduled and over-committed which adds to stress but may not add any further physical activity to pre-empt the dangers
of a stressful lifestyle.

Obviously, food is a huge factor in this delicate problem and managing weight
is a matter of selecting the most nutritionally packed foods and preparing them
in ways that kids will eat. Because, let’s face it, no matter how healthy food is,
or how beautifully prepared, if it doesn’t taste good, it will sit on the plate with
all those nutrients going to waste.

It is the hope that this book will provide some basic guidelines for good nutrition
and active lifestyles so that you can establish the foundation for an amazing
life for your little ones from the ages of toddlers to teens. It is truly the best gift
you will ever give.