Hmmm, not sure about this one I saw at Reuters.
Apparently, the message is getting out. Since food manufacturers have responded to public pressure and introduced healthier foods, as well as targeting older snackers with junk food advertising, kids 2 to 12 have indicated their #1 snack food preference is fruit.
Older teens and adults still favor gum and chocolate, according to the article:
"It's surprising to see that the number one category of snacks consumed by children is fresh fruit," Harry Balzer, vice president at NPD Group, said in a statement. "As we age, the importance of fruit drops as convenient snacks take hold."The report comes as concerns about the roughly 15 percent of U.S. children and adolescents who are overweight or obese have received widespread media attention.
Interesting but I'm a bit skeptical about the size and demographics of the study group. I would be curious what the most popular fruit was. Apple? Banannas?
What's your favorite fruit?
They're lying bastards on junk. I've been around the horn a few times and since I have a 5 and 10 year old, I can assure you that children do not choose fruit over candy. And if they do, their parents don't allow anything other than books & fruit in the house. This I know.
Biggles
I wasn't buying it either. Unless Fruit roll-ups count as fruit, or something equally assinine like that.