Well, here’s a surprise.  A study found that high school students made healthier food choices just by having fat and calorie info made available to them, with no other statement about the food itself.  Many of the articles and studies out there assert that kids today have grown up in the fast food age, and don’t even know what healthy food is, so this type of data is very telling.  Hopefully more surveys like this one will pop up, and we can start teaching kids early to use labels, or ask for the information to help them manage their diets.

It must be frustrating to be a kid and feel like you are part of this whirlwind of statistics and surveys, with no ability to make any of your own choices.  I really like this article because it shows that if kids are given the right information, they can actively participate in improving their diets.  Who knows, we could start up a whole new labeling movement.