… want lies with that?
Increased levels of obesity in North America have paralleled increased popularity of fast food chains.
For informing kids about the risks of fast food, I prefer the film Supersize Me. It’s “infotainment”. Easy to digest for young people.
But for coaches, much better is the book Fast Food Nation.
I recently read it again. Quite a shocker. The history of fast food is fascinating.
They did make a documentary movie of Fast Food Nation, too:
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
You might consider using this with athletes:
An adaptation of Fast Food Nation for younger readers entitled Chew On This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food was published in May 2006 by Houghton Mifflin. It is co-authored by Charles Wilson.
Chew On This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food
Fortunately, we already have kids exercising. That’s more than half the battle. Our gymnasts have some incentive to eat well.
Leave a comment if you have additional ideas for educating coaches, parents and athletes about the downside of fast food restaurants.
Fast Food Nation – Wikipedia
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Super Size Me – teaching kids about fast food
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