A recent CDC study claims obesity-related diseases account for an estimated $147 billion a year in medical spending—nearly 10 percent of all medical spending in the U.S. Childhood obesity and gratuitous snacking are specific focal points of the new “Let’s Move” campaign, an offensive targeting the high-sugar, high-fat foods schools offer their students. Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution also contributed to raise the debate on school food quality and education in America. (Watch the chicken nuggets video if you’ve missed it…).
The simple solution is to buy healthier snacks and meals for our children—but how do we encourage picky, fussy youngsters to actually eat healthier snacks when there are so many unhealthy snacks on the market geared towards children?
GoGo squeeZ is a no-sugar-added, kid-friendly alternative to other leading kids’ snack brands. Equal to a full serving of fruit for children, each GoGo squeeZ squeezable pouch features a fun, engaging design in a no-mess, re-sealable package—perfect for encouraging on-the-go kids to snack healthy and independently. Five all-natural, 100-percent-fruit flavors add variety to the GoGo squeeZ lineup and, believe it or not, taste great.
Parents can’t always be there to guide their children towards healthy foods at snack-time; in fact, a recent UCL Institute of Child Health study found that five-year-olds of part- or full-time working mothers are more likely to primarily consume sweetened drinks between meals. Healthy snacks really have to appeal to children—both visually and in flavor—if parents want them to eat healthy on their own.
With the nation consuming $68.1 billion worth of packaged snack foods in 2008 (according to consumer research group Packaged Facts), the potential for more healthy snack foods for kids is enormous.
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