When Stanford researchers gave preschoolers identical foods in McDonald’s packaging and unmarked wrappers, the Golden Arches won the taste test every time.
So what does that mean? Parents, save money on buying your kids lunch boxes. The next time you go to a McDonalds ask for a Happy Meal. Dump the contents into the trash and bring the empty box home. Next, put fruits, vegetables, and other healthy food options in the box. Send your kid to school the next day. Viola. You know have a kid who will eat healthy. Not that easy, eh? Well the article does make some good points. I would agree and say that ideally eating around the dinner table with the family should be non-TV time. Kids develop a taste for certain foods at an early age so getting them exposed to healthy eating early is crucial. Setting an example is certainly important. Having healthy food options available at home is obviously the other. You can't really expect a grade-school child to necessarily know what constitutes "healthy" food. So I think the answer is to try to pack you kid's lunch as often as possible. Sending him/her to school with money to buy lunch means that they are just going to buy what tastes good.
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