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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<title>DailyDirt: Kids Don't Just Eat Anything You Give Them...</title>
<dc:creator>Michael Ho</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kids are notoriously picky eaters when it comes to anything that isn't a dessert. Parents aren't helped when their kids are bombarded by ads on TV for all kinds of junk food. But here are a few food efforts that might divert kids' attentions back to healthier foods.

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<li> <a title="http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/06/walt-disney-company-sets-new-standards-food-advertising-kids" href="http://bit.ly/LyCkaT">Disney is adopting new standards for food advertising on its shows targeting kids and families -- to promote fruit and vegetable consumption and meet healthy nutritional guidelines.</a> Awesome, now all healthy food will be approved by Mickey! [<a href="http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/06/walt-disney-company-sets-new-standards-food-advertising-kids">url</a>]</li>

<li> <a title="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May12/BatmanFood.html" href="http://bit.ly/MjLVas">Mickey Mouse isn't the only fictional character who can influence what kids eat. Superheroes can, too.</a> What would Batman eat? [<a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May12/BatmanFood.html">url</a>]</li>

<li> <a title="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/05/29/153931434/food-trucks-draw-hungry-kids-for-free-summer-meals? " href="http://n.pr/LyCNtQ">Food trucks are trendy now, so what better way to bring free meals to kids?</a> Sounds better than an ice cream truck... [<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/05/29/153931434/food-trucks-draw-hungry-kids-for-free-summer-meals? ">url</a>]</li>

<li> <a title="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304840904577422761220716518.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_6" href="http://on.wsj.com/NkJINv">Exercise your palate and try new foods that are bitter.</a> Instead of sticking with salty and sweet (which are generally associated with junk food), a more bitter-flavored diet might provide a healthier range of food. [<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304840904577422761220716518.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_6">url</a>]</li>

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