One of the rarest things on Earth in 1955 was a fat kid. Walking to and from school and spending an hour and a half on playgrounds a day had mostly to do with it...
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No kidding! I was "outside playing" and my dad had to practically DRAG me back into the house for dinner.
Signed, the "tomboy"
true!
and really, is one school meal, 5 days a week, 180 days a year, going to have that great of an impact on a kid's health? i say no...
“One of the rarest things on Earth in 1955 was a fat kid. Walking to and from school and spending an hour and a half on playgrounds a day had mostly to do with it...”
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Another factor is that in 1955 children usually had two parents who actually shopped for groceries and prepared the meals. Today, the parents are absent or don’t care. So they leave the kids to their own devices or they abdicate the responsibility for the health and well being of their children to the nanny state.
Yep. Back when gym class and recess time could involve actual exercise and competition, and there was some incentive to “be good” or excel at the sports activities.