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April 28, 2011 at 1:18 PM #691310April 28, 2011 at 1:23 PM #690144
bearishgurl
ParticipantHonestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=]
April 28, 2011 at 1:23 PM #690212ParticipantHonestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=]
April 28, 2011 at 1:23 PM #690826ParticipantHonestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=]
April 28, 2011 at 1:23 PM #690971ParticipantHonestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=]
April 28, 2011 at 1:23 PM #691320ParticipantHonestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=]
April 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM #690149briansd1
Guest[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Very well said.
One thing that I appreciate about “conservatism” is parents who cook healthy meals for their children; and the whole family dresses appropriately and sits down for proper meals.
Kids are not allowed to snack on junk at innappropriate times.
Kids need to learn how veggies are grown and where the meats come from. Opening a package and eating from it is not healthy.
My 7yo niece is really good about her food because her parents led by example. She’s so knowledgeable about her food.
April 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM #690217Guest[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Very well said.
One thing that I appreciate about “conservatism” is parents who cook healthy meals for their children; and the whole family dresses appropriately and sits down for proper meals.
Kids are not allowed to snack on junk at innappropriate times.
Kids need to learn how veggies are grown and where the meats come from. Opening a package and eating from it is not healthy.
My 7yo niece is really good about her food because her parents led by example. She’s so knowledgeable about her food.
April 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM #690831Guest[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Very well said.
One thing that I appreciate about “conservatism” is parents who cook healthy meals for their children; and the whole family dresses appropriately and sits down for proper meals.
Kids are not allowed to snack on junk at innappropriate times.
Kids need to learn how veggies are grown and where the meats come from. Opening a package and eating from it is not healthy.
My 7yo niece is really good about her food because her parents led by example. She’s so knowledgeable about her food.
April 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM #690976Guest[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Very well said.
One thing that I appreciate about “conservatism” is parents who cook healthy meals for their children; and the whole family dresses appropriately and sits down for proper meals.
Kids are not allowed to snack on junk at innappropriate times.
Kids need to learn how veggies are grown and where the meats come from. Opening a package and eating from it is not healthy.
My 7yo niece is really good about her food because her parents led by example. She’s so knowledgeable about her food.
April 28, 2011 at 1:33 PM #691325Guest[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Very well said.
One thing that I appreciate about “conservatism” is parents who cook healthy meals for their children; and the whole family dresses appropriately and sits down for proper meals.
Kids are not allowed to snack on junk at innappropriate times.
Kids need to learn how veggies are grown and where the meats come from. Opening a package and eating from it is not healthy.
My 7yo niece is really good about her food because her parents led by example. She’s so knowledgeable about her food.
April 28, 2011 at 1:36 PM #690159Shadowfax
Participant[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Agreed. I think it’d be a great class to have every child (with a dr’s approval) run for 30 minutes on a treadmill at a 7 min mile pace (or somewhere thereabouts) and then read off the calories burned. Then tour the room and look at how many calories are in each popular *single sized* junk food item–let’s say each kid would burn approximately 350 calories on that treatmill run. Then walk over to a large cheese pizza (which many teenagers will eat in its entirety in one sitting) and see that it contains 1500+ calories. Hm, that’s a lot of running to nullify that pizza. Then do a bag of doritos, supersized fries… compare with fresh carrots or low fat protein source.
See, Math, science, health and life skills all in one class! An educational bargain!
Let’s not even get into how much less you’d pay if you shopped for fresh food grown locally or the decrease in health expenses for treating the result of years of bad eating….
April 28, 2011 at 1:36 PM #690227Participant[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Agreed. I think it’d be a great class to have every child (with a dr’s approval) run for 30 minutes on a treadmill at a 7 min mile pace (or somewhere thereabouts) and then read off the calories burned. Then tour the room and look at how many calories are in each popular *single sized* junk food item–let’s say each kid would burn approximately 350 calories on that treatmill run. Then walk over to a large cheese pizza (which many teenagers will eat in its entirety in one sitting) and see that it contains 1500+ calories. Hm, that’s a lot of running to nullify that pizza. Then do a bag of doritos, supersized fries… compare with fresh carrots or low fat protein source.
See, Math, science, health and life skills all in one class! An educational bargain!
Let’s not even get into how much less you’d pay if you shopped for fresh food grown locally or the decrease in health expenses for treating the result of years of bad eating….
April 28, 2011 at 1:36 PM #690841Participant[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Agreed. I think it’d be a great class to have every child (with a dr’s approval) run for 30 minutes on a treadmill at a 7 min mile pace (or somewhere thereabouts) and then read off the calories burned. Then tour the room and look at how many calories are in each popular *single sized* junk food item–let’s say each kid would burn approximately 350 calories on that treatmill run. Then walk over to a large cheese pizza (which many teenagers will eat in its entirety in one sitting) and see that it contains 1500+ calories. Hm, that’s a lot of running to nullify that pizza. Then do a bag of doritos, supersized fries… compare with fresh carrots or low fat protein source.
See, Math, science, health and life skills all in one class! An educational bargain!
Let’s not even get into how much less you’d pay if you shopped for fresh food grown locally or the decrease in health expenses for treating the result of years of bad eating….
April 28, 2011 at 1:36 PM #690985Participant[quote=bearishgurl]Honestly, I think learning about taking something from each food group every day and how much energy expenditure it takes to lose a pound as well as balancing a checkbook and the study of the cost of carrying credit card debt (or a car loan) should be mandatory subjects in a high school curriculum.
These are life skills that would be of GREAT BENEFIT if mastered at this age and the vast majority of parents do not try to teach them. Why is this so? Because many parents don’t understand this subject matter themselves. And, even if they do, they are NOT leading their kids “by example” :=][/quote]
Agreed. I think it’d be a great class to have every child (with a dr’s approval) run for 30 minutes on a treadmill at a 7 min mile pace (or somewhere thereabouts) and then read off the calories burned. Then tour the room and look at how many calories are in each popular *single sized* junk food item–let’s say each kid would burn approximately 350 calories on that treatmill run. Then walk over to a large cheese pizza (which many teenagers will eat in its entirety in one sitting) and see that it contains 1500+ calories. Hm, that’s a lot of running to nullify that pizza. Then do a bag of doritos, supersized fries… compare with fresh carrots or low fat protein source.
See, Math, science, health and life skills all in one class! An educational bargain!
Let’s not even get into how much less you’d pay if you shopped for fresh food grown locally or the decrease in health expenses for treating the result of years of bad eating….
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