Posts Tagged ‘TV’

Wish your TV could help you lose weight?  Here’s how your Tivo or your cable company’s DVR box can help.  We have a DVR that I think is really cool because it helps us do other things and not worry about rushing home to see American Idol or who got a red rose this week.  That means no excuses to walk, play a round of basketball, or stay off the couch.  Once we do find the time to sit down and watch the show, we can fast forward past the contestants’ last chance to re-sing the songs that got them voted off. (Like they’re going to do better with a lump in their throats and tears…Right?)  But, more importantly, we can also fast forward through the commercials.  Prime time TV seems to have tons of food commercials, so if you fast forward through them your kids are less likely to turn to you and say, “Mommy/Daddy, I want another snack.”

A 2004 study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in Menlo Park, California, found that TV advertising greatly contributed to unhealthy food choices in children. Your kid sees an average of 40,000 ads annually, so record programs and fast-forward through the commercials whenever possible.

So, am I saying to run out and invest in a Tivo or DVR?  You bet I am!  This makes a lot of sense and anything to help our kid’s battle with weight I’m all for it. Let me know… what you think?