[CarrotAndStick]

http://www.jumbokids.com/

Podar Jumbo Kids is a preschool.

[Just mythoughts]

Good post.

[beyond the sea]

Examples: Yellow lentils, bananas, pineapple, corn. Characteristics: Cleansing, laxative, harmonising. They affect: The stomach, liver, nervous system. They calm the mind, promote well-being and happiness. ~ Orange

LOL. They include yellow lentils, bananas, corn and pineapple in the orange category, but fail to include carrots.

BRILLIANT! LOL.

[beyond the sea]

Arnold is right to try to get the kids to eat something decent. Mostly what kids eat today is disgusting. Public schools have caved on nutrition for children, but what else could be expected from public education.

The government spending on public education doubled in the last six years, but they still fail to cair about feeding these children good food. What a sick joke!

[bd476]

"Says Swati Popat, director, Podar Jumbo Kids, Mumbai, 'We have a whole generation of kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. And the reason for this is largely [the kind of] food [that children eat].' "

ROFL. Very funny. If only it were true. Somebody oughta send 50 pounds of beef bologna to Director Swati Popat just for making such a hilarious statement. LOL!

[bd476]

"...So if your child has fries at McDonald's or decides to wolf down vada pav at the roadside, or simply have some good old pav bhaji..."

Mommy always let me wolf down vada pav at the roadside. I mean, where else would I wolf it down?

Mommy never made good old pav bhaji at home. She made it on the bus ride on her way home from work.

Daddy didn't like the idea of that much, but he did not have much say in the matter.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Idli is fast food and highly nutritious.

Personally, I just can't get enough Idli in my diet.

[sgtbono2002]

We have a whole generation of kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Yes and a whole generation raised by baby sitters , parents who have no time to spend with them, and kids who receive no discipline at home or anywhere else.

I believe a lot of Attention Deficit Disorder is really a lack of discipline, and a failure of teachers to make the course interesting. Blaming it on food is a lot easier.

[bd476]

"As for parents, Popat says, "Mothers don't like it. It is so much easier to pack a Peppy [pre-packed crisps] for dabba along with a Frooti."

Well of course Mothers don't like it. Everyone knows that packing a Peppy is done not for dabba but for personal reasons. Besides your Peppy must be properly licensed.

And including a Frooti for dabba? That's beyond the pale. Dabbas only eat fried corn mush with maple syrup and a dollop of whipped cream, thank you very mush!

[Boot Hill]

"mushrooms...They induce calm and restful sleep without nightmares."

Or create nightmares, depending on the variety!

--Boot Hill

[SausageDog]

Cutting heads off babies is fine, but once they're born we want to feed them mangoes, carrots, egg yolk, and papayas.

[metesky]

Sports nutritionist and child counsellor Sejal Mehta says, "Fast food is food that is fast to cook. Idli is fast food and highly nutritious.

Mmmmmmm! Pass the idli!

The urud dal is what gives it that special flavor.

[RayChuang88]

You know, things could be way better if the schools bothered to teach people the basics of cooking.

Your kitchen appliances should be your friend, NOT your enemy. If you know how to cook you could make large batches of food that could be stored away for later use by either vacuum-packed freezer bags or home canning. Not only do you get far fresher food, but also you skip out on a lot of the chemicals in store-bought food that can occasionally cause no end of problems in children. Maybe the Mormons--with their strong emphasis on home canning--have the right idea?