Well Kiddos

ABOUT WELL KIDDOS™ According to a government study, about one in three teens and children is overweight or obese. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17.4 percent of kids and teens 12-19 years old are overweight; more than triple the rate just 20 years ago and an additional 15% of teens are at risk of becoming overweight. Young people are now experiencing such health problems as high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, fatty liver and diabetes. ‘Well Kiddos’, a Half Moon Bay organization led by Manuela Hipkins, advocates providing children with healthy food choices when dining in or out. The program is designed to help both restaurants and parents: - Restaurants – ‘Well Kiddos’ helps a restaurant evaluate their current menus and advises them on ingredient choices to make the items healthier for children. ‘Well Kiddos’ provides promotion for healthy menus through its blog, website, and PR. - Parents – ‘Well Kiddos’ helps parents make better choices for their children, by evaluating and promoting healthy restaurant menus, providing a community forum for news and discussion, and providing other services such as in home cooking classes, and pantry makeovers, label demystification and new parent baby nutrition guidance. - Schools and Educational Programs: 4 Pillars Talk (Rest, Nutrition, Exercise, Attitude), hands on cooking and food demos, label reading, non gmo talks