Comments for Empowering Healthy Kids Blog http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com Ideas, tips and news on kids health and fitness Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Kid Space Adventures by Graeme Klass http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/11/kid-space-adventures/#comment-65 Graeme Klass Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:59:26 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/11/kid-space-adventures/#comment-65 Hi Ian, Thanks for the link. Checked the link out and looks interesting. Even here in Australia, I have noticed such indoor playgrounds popping up. Regards, Graeme. Hi Ian,
Thanks for the link. Checked the link out and looks interesting. Even here in Australia, I have noticed such indoor playgrounds popping up.

Regards,
Graeme.

]]> Comment on Kid Space Adventures by Ian Tapson http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/11/kid-space-adventures/#comment-64 Ian Tapson Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:11:49 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/07/11/kid-space-adventures/#comment-64 Have you seen Gambado as well, they are a similar concept to Kidspace, totally focused on getting kids active and learning through play and they look after the parents much better than your average indoor play centre. Check it out!! Have you seen Gambado as well, they are a similar concept to Kidspace, totally focused on getting kids active and learning through play and they look after the parents much better than your average indoor play centre.
Check it out!!

]]> Comment on Suffolk Activity Challenge for Kids by Graeme Klass http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/06/10/suffolk-activity-challenge-for-kids/#comment-63 Graeme Klass Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:00:20 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/06/10/suffolk-activity-challenge-for-kids/#comment-63 Hi Sophie/Simon, Unfortunately I am not a part of organising this challenge. This blog was just referencing it. I tried finding their contact details on the site, but some of their contact links are broken. Try contacting NHS Suffolk via their website at http://www.suffolk.nhs.uk/ Hope this helps. Regards, Graeme. Hi Sophie/Simon,
Unfortunately I am not a part of organising this challenge. This blog was just referencing it.
I tried finding their contact details on the site, but some of their contact links are broken. Try contacting NHS Suffolk via their website at http://www.suffolk.nhs.uk/

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Graeme.

]]> Comment on Suffolk Activity Challenge for Kids by Sophie Carless Frost http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/06/10/suffolk-activity-challenge-for-kids/#comment-62 Sophie Carless Frost Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:23:40 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/06/10/suffolk-activity-challenge-for-kids/#comment-62 Sophie subscribed for the activity challenge many weeks ago and has not received anything in the post yet, she is very disappointed. I tried to register her again this morning and couldn't as she was already subscribed!!! Can you please look in to this and send her pack to her. she feels left out as her sister received hers straight away. Thank you simon Frost (parent) Sophie subscribed for the activity challenge many weeks ago and has not received anything in the post yet, she is very disappointed. I tried to register her again this morning and couldn’t as she was already subscribed!!!
Can you please look in to this and send her pack to her. she feels left out as her sister received hers straight away.
Thank you

simon Frost (parent)

]]> Comment on Mr. Fruitness to the Rescue by Web - Fruitecom http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/01/17/mr-fruitness-to-the-rescue/#comment-19 Web - Fruitecom Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:48:11 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/01/17/mr-fruitness-to-the-rescue/#comment-19 (Ferrara, 14 January 2009). Refreshed and renewed in look and content, the Mr.Fruitness site – featuring the superhero in green tights, testimonial for the three-year “Fruitness enjoy it!”* project – offers its junior friends a fruit-quiz about the role that fruit plays in nutrition. Once they have registered on the www.fruitness.eu site (in five languages: Italian, English, German, Polish and Swedish), children and teenagers from all over Europe can create their own personal logo in peach, pear or kiwi shapes, play with Mr.Fruitness and his magic fruit-team and answer the fruit-quiz together with their parents. The questionnaire will be an invitation for them to give their views on fruit consumption, vote for their favourite fruit and describe what they have learned while navigating on the Mr.Fruitness site. The new quiz is both simple and enjoyable, and is a tool designed to heighten children’s and parents’ awareness of the importance of nutrition and aid parents and adults to think seriously about their purchasing habits. In recent years the Mr.Fruitness site has won the approval of a notable number of children: a total of over 600,000 contacts have been logged from countries where Mr.Fruitness is active, notably in Germany, Austria, Poland and the United Kingdom. For further information: Elena Vincenzi Press Office “Fruitness, enjoy it!” c/o Fruitecom +39 059-7863894 Alessandra Ravaioli CSO – Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli S.c.a.r.l. +39 0532-904511 *“Fruitness enjoy it” is a three-year campaign for the promotion of healthier eating habits, which aims to educate children and raise awareness about fruit and the role it plays in preventing child obesity. Directed at children in the United Kingdom, Poland, Austria, Sweden and Germany, the campaign is financed by the European Commission, Agea (the Agricultural Payment Agency) and CSO, for a combined value of 4 million euros. It will consist of a targeted and integrated programme of activities dedicated to promoting the consumption of EU fruits, by providing information about their intrinsic characteristics in terms of nutritional quality, safety and health benefits. For more information: www.fruitness.eu (Ferrara, 14 January 2009).

Refreshed and renewed in look and content, the Mr.Fruitness site – featuring the superhero in green tights, testimonial for the three-year “Fruitness enjoy it!”* project – offers its junior friends a fruit-quiz about the role that fruit plays in nutrition. Once they have registered on the www.fruitness.eu site (in five languages: Italian, English, German, Polish and Swedish), children and teenagers from all over Europe can create their own personal logo in peach, pear or kiwi shapes, play with Mr.Fruitness and his magic fruit-team and answer the fruit-quiz together with their parents. The questionnaire will be an invitation for them to give their views on fruit consumption, vote for their favourite fruit and describe what they have learned while navigating on the Mr.Fruitness site. The new quiz is both simple and enjoyable, and is a tool designed to heighten children’s and parents’ awareness of the importance of nutrition and aid parents and adults to think seriously about their purchasing habits.
In recent years the Mr.Fruitness site has won the approval of a notable number of children: a total of over 600,000 contacts have been logged from countries where Mr.Fruitness is active, notably in Germany, Austria, Poland and the United Kingdom.

For further information:

Elena Vincenzi Press Office “Fruitness, enjoy it!” c/o Fruitecom +39 059-7863894
Alessandra Ravaioli CSO – Centro Servizi Ortofrutticoli S.c.a.r.l. +39 0532-904511

*“Fruitness enjoy it” is a three-year campaign for the promotion of healthier eating habits, which aims to educate children and raise awareness about fruit and the role it plays in preventing child obesity. Directed at children in the United Kingdom, Poland, Austria, Sweden and Germany, the campaign is financed by the European Commission, Agea (the Agricultural Payment Agency) and CSO, for a combined value of 4 million euros. It will consist of a targeted and integrated programme of activities dedicated to promoting the consumption of EU fruits, by providing information about their intrinsic characteristics in terms of nutritional quality, safety and health benefits. For more information:

www.fruitness.eu

]]> Comment on Kids Fitness Gyms - Bulldog Interactive Fitness by Robert Bone http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/21/kids-fitness-gyms-bulldog-interactive-fitness/#comment-16 Robert Bone Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:26:37 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/21/kids-fitness-gyms-bulldog-interactive-fitness/#comment-16 Don't get too enthusiastic about Bulldog Interactive Fitness, their head office in Dartmouth is apparently closing and they seem in financial trouble. I'd not buy a membership longer than a few days. Don’t get too enthusiastic about Bulldog Interactive Fitness, their head office in Dartmouth is apparently closing and they seem in financial trouble.

I’d not buy a membership longer than a few days.

]]> Comment on CanDO and Will Do by CityReviewer http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/07/12/cando-and-will-do/#comment-14 CityReviewer Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:51:51 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/07/12/cando-and-will-do/#comment-14 I have the perfect product for time-crunched moms! GoPicnic just came out with MightyMunch meals for kids. These meals are what my kids eat for lunch every day at school and then I don’t have to prepare them! The meals focus on natural ingredients and clean labels and are completely free of Trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, artificial colors, artificial flavors, and peanuts & tree nuts, the most common allergens. PLUS- all of the MightyMunch meals are balanced to 35-10-35 nutrition standards that limit the amount of fat, saturated fat, and sugar in each meal, recommended by many school districts and advocacy groups for kids’ healthy eating. I order them online at http://www.gopicnic.com. Enjoy! I have the perfect product for time-crunched moms! GoPicnic just came out with MightyMunch meals for kids. These meals are what my kids eat for lunch every day at school and then I don’t have to prepare them! The meals focus on natural ingredients and clean labels and are completely free of Trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, artificial colors, artificial flavors, and peanuts & tree nuts, the most common allergens. PLUS- all of the MightyMunch meals are balanced to 35-10-35 nutrition standards that limit the amount of fat, saturated fat, and sugar in each meal, recommended by many school districts and advocacy groups for kids’ healthy eating. I order them online at http://www.gopicnic.com. Enjoy!

]]> Comment on Kids Fitness Gyms - Bulldog Interactive Fitness by Holly Bond http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/21/kids-fitness-gyms-bulldog-interactive-fitness/#comment-10 Holly Bond Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:11:58 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/21/kids-fitness-gyms-bulldog-interactive-fitness/#comment-10 Hello from Bulldog Interactive Fitness Canada! I wanted to add a bit of information about our club. I am the Founder, Holly Bond. We have 9 franchise locations across Canada and we recently sold 3 franchise locations in the Boca Raton area of Florida. Interactive video-game equipment is definitely what 'lures' the kids into the club - it is a world that they are very comfortable in. What we realized after we opened our first club is that, although the interactive video game equipment is cool and fun, the part of Bulldog that keeps the kids coming back is the gymnasium, where we incorporate team play, old-fashioned games and sports where noone gets benched. It is an incredible place where all kids of all abilities and all ages come to play in a safe, respectful environment. If you would like more information on becoming a member or buying a franchise, please visit our website at www.bulldoginteractivefitness.com. Work. Play. It's all the same at Bulldog Interactive Fitness... Hello from Bulldog Interactive Fitness Canada! I wanted to add a bit of information about our club. I am the Founder, Holly Bond. We have 9 franchise locations across Canada and we recently sold 3 franchise locations in the Boca Raton area of Florida. Interactive video-game equipment is definitely what ‘lures’ the kids into the club - it is a world that they are very comfortable in. What we realized after we opened our first club is that, although the interactive video game equipment is cool and fun, the part of Bulldog that keeps the kids coming back is the gymnasium, where we incorporate team play, old-fashioned games and sports where noone gets benched. It is an incredible place where all kids of all abilities and all ages come to play in a safe, respectful environment. If you would like more information on becoming a member or buying a franchise, please visit our website at www.bulldoginteractivefitness.com.
Work. Play. It’s all the same at Bulldog Interactive Fitness…

]]> Comment on Fat Test for 4 Year Olds (and a Comment on the Role of Government) by Minnesota Rejects Tracking Children's BMI | Empowering Healthy Kids Blog http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2007/12/11/fat-test-for-4-year-olds-and-a-comment-on-the-role-of-government/#comment-6 Minnesota Rejects Tracking Children's BMI | Empowering Healthy Kids Blog Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:51:05 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2007/12/11/fat-test-for-4-year-olds-and-a-comment-on-the-role-of-government/#comment-6 [...] opposed to Australia, a proposal to track the BMI of children gets knocked on the head: The bill’s sponsor says the [...] […] opposed to Australia, a proposal to track the BMI of children gets knocked on the head: The bill’s sponsor says the […]

]]> Comment on Video: Wii Fit by Wahoo http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2007/09/20/video-wii-fit/#comment-4 Wahoo Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:15:39 +0000 http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2007/09/20/video-wii-fit/#comment-4 Thank you for sharing! Thank you for sharing!

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