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Donta Jackson's snack of choice is a bag of Skittles.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Harvard School of Public Health
Youth Radio
Chantell Williams
Deborah Richards
Oakland
California
Donta
Skittles
Felix Pieske
Portland
Maine
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This week we're exploring how kids eat and exercise after school and after dinnertime. These can be crunch times for many families when crucial decisions get made that affect kids fitness and weight. NPR asked parents about kids' eating habits in a poll conducted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
One question was about snacks. And the poll found that parents may not be as tuned in to their kid's eating habits as they think. Youth Radio's Chantell Williams talked about this with some teens and their parents.
Deborah Richards, from Oakland, California, thinks she has a handle on her son Donta's eating habits.
He's fussy but he eats healthy. He has influenced me on eating better.
Do you think he eats a lot of junk food?
No, no, he eats healthier than me.
Donta do you feel what your mom is saying is true?
Not at all. I feel - well I know for a fact I don't. And my breakfast, I can say on the daily is a pack of Skittles. I make sure I get one every morning.
Oh my God.
I'm Skittles? I try to teach him better.
Donta's mom is not alone. According to parents who answered our poll, 87% reported their children are eating healthy. But, especially with older kids, do parents really know? Not according to high school senior Felix Pieske, from Portland, Maine. | 
发表于 2016-8-2 11:44:10