Thread: What did YOU do for sport and fun as a kid?

Quote: Originally Posted by wlorrie Although there were plenty of activities available, I was inactive and chubby as a kid. I didn't like exercising at all. I started getting fit in college. If you had told me back then that I would become a "jock" in my twenties and thirties, I would have laughed in your face. Thank GOD for maturity. Lorrie True-- It's funny that, after being a somewhat chubby child (not fat, but...

I thought of this thread today when I received my daughter's report card. She's in both math and reading classes above her grade level, and her report card had all 1's (outstanding) - with the sole exception of PE, where she got a 3 (needs to make more effort). Yep, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

Quote: Originally Posted by Barbara P that's a good point. You couldn't buy junk food at my high school. What vending machines there were sold milk, OJ and apples and pears. period. And selling coke or pepsi, etc in school? totally unheard of. They did sell ice cream novelties, like ice cream bars and sandwiches, BUT the section didn't open until the main lunch section was done, I guess they didn't want kids spending their...

Quote: Originally Posted by Paula I think I'm older than most of you, was growing up in the 50's and 60's. I hated organized sports - anything involving a ball and teams was not for me. I did love my bike and rode it everywhere. Winter we made forts and ice skated. Summer was bike riding, horseback riding, and swimming. Mom stuck us outside and we came home when we were hungry or it got dark. We lived in a farming area so most...

I taught in a private school, and one of the teachers complained loudly about what was available for school lunches. Actually, he complained about what wasn't available: fresh fruit. It turns out that because the school lunches were contracted out feedback fell on deaf ears. The caterers were interested in making a profit, and that profit came from selling a) cheaper product for as much as they could get away with (it cost them less to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sue B http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_chicken I've never had it, but my dad remembers it from the Depression. It was breaded mystery meat on a stick. A precursor to "chopped and formed" chicken nuggets or fish shapes, I guess. And I'm an only child, too! (high five) my grandparents loved City Chicken! I can remember watching Gramma make it, little round sticks laid out on the table. . .

We had elaborate water fights, too, with forts & ambushes.

Quote: Originally Posted by Suzette my grandparents loved City Chicken! I can remember watching Gramma make it, little round sticks laid out on the table. . . I remember eating city chicken as a child. My mom is a child of the depression. It wasn't exactly "mystery meat" at least not in our house. It was chunks of breaded pork on a stick. I haven't had it since I moved away from PA (and wouldn't eat it now...

Quote: Originally Posted by JP44 I live in CT now and they've cracked down on junk food in school. Pizzas are whole wheat, vending machines only sell water, etc. No soda, candy or even gatorade. It makes me wonder why they don't do this everywhere. If kids only have the choice of eating good food or starving, they'll eat the good stuff.

I read with some concern an article on CNN.com or Time.com a few days ago about obesity and inactivity in our children. Obviously, this is a multifaceted problem with many causes and solutions. The really sad part for me is that many of these kids may be headed for diabetes and heart disease at an early age. In my own practice I have recently seen a 38 year old and a 32 year old diabetic. This all started me thinking about the difference in...