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August 29th, 2012
12:54 PM ET
Elmo says to eat more applesBranding in schools is a controversial subject. Advocates for children's health are vocal about wanting big names for fast food and sugary snacks banned from the educational system. Researchers at Cornell University are trying a different approach. "Brands sell cookies. Brands sell soft drinks. Brands sell candy bars," says Brian Wansink, professor of marketing at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. "You can also use brands to sell healthy foods." On the first day, both the cookies and the apples were unbranded and the kids' choices were recorded as a baseline. The next day, the cookies were branded with a sticker of Elmo from "Sesame Street"; the following day, the Elmo sticker was placed on the apples. On the fourth day, the apples were branded with a sticker of an unknown cartoon character. On the last day, the foods were once again unbranded to see if the effect lasted. There was very little difference in the number of children who chose the cookies with the Elmo sticker versus the number who chose the unbranded package. But Wansink says he was surprised at the impact the Elmo sticker had on kids' apple decisions - more than double chose to take the branded fruit. And that healthy effect lasted through the weekend. "This study suggests that the use of branding or appealing branded characters may benefit healthier foods more than indulgent, more highly processed foods," the authors wrote in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine journal. Wansink is also looking at how the names of nutritious foods affects children's meal choices. Using descriptive names, like X-RayVision Carrots, can dramatically increase the likelihood that a child will choose to eat it, he says. For more information, go to SmarterLunchrooms.org
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Here's an idea... serve them ONLY healthy foods, get rid of the darn snack/soda machines, and tell them to deal with it. Oh that's right... we can't tell our kids "no"... It might hurt their feelings.
Blah blah blah, guess what, this is one time you CAN'T blame it all on the parents. Where school lunch choices are concerned, the schools need to step up and take a big part of the blame. In middle school – thats 6th to 8th grade, or average age of 11-13 years old, kids get TWENTY FIVE MINUTES for lunch, and that includes getting from class to the lunchroom, standing in line with 75 other kids to get their lunch, finding a place to sit, and then having MAYBE five minutes to actually eat it. The way kids have to shove food in to be able to eat lunch at all, it's no wonder so many grow up to have obesity problems.
Here's an idea, Elmo. How about you shut the **** up and go back to blowing Mr. Noodle.
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