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FM 100s Jill Atwood ReportingChips, cookies, soda -- unfortunately these are the things kids grab for when their hungry, unless they're taught otherwise. The Junior League of Salt Lake City is hoping to do just that with a new program designed to educate kids and their parents
Apples in a blender, a little cinnamon, sugar, lemon juice and ta-da, you have homemade applesauce. Healthy, smart and fun for the kids, and maybe real foreign to a lot of them.
Caroline Wright, Junior League: "They want to eat what's easy; they want to eat what’s fast; and they want to eat what's cheap so that's chips, cookies and just junk."
Students at Edison Elementary school are got a crash course on nutrition, courtesy the junior league and the Utah Food Bank. It's all part of a nationwide initiative to fight childhood obesity.
Lisa Guzman, Utah Food Bank: "We want to teach children how to eat better, how to watch their portions sizes. It's really important that they watch these things now so it helps them when they are older."
Chef Obi-zoo worked his magic first with spinach pizzas and then with fruit kabobs. It's a tough crowd for sure, but they dig in. Seems he pulled it off, both healthy and good tasting.
Kids learn lifelong habits and parents have peace of mind.
Thirty percent of kids ages six to 19 are overweight in the US.15 percent of those are considered obese. Those numbers are double what they were two decades ago.
