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Day Care Pick-Up Often Involves Sugary Snacks, Study Finds

May 1, 2024 | healthday.com | Dennis Thompson |Kristen Copeland

THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Giving your kid a drink, snack or small bag of fast food on the way home from day care might distract them during a busy commute, but it’s not doing their daily diet any favors, a new study warns. The hour after kids are picked up from day care stands out as a high-calorie, less healthy part of their overall diet, researchers report April 27 in the journal Children’s Health Care.
Childcare pick-up: a 1-hour window to build healthier eating habits

Apr 26, 2024 | eurekalert.org | Kristen Copeland

Millions of working parents know the routine: bustle the kids off to childcare in the morning, work all day, then fight the daily traffic jams to get the kids back home. Something to drink, maybe a snack to munch, can help ease the commute. Understandably, few parents take the time to think about the nutrients or calories involved, but experts at Cincinnati Children’s decided to take a closer look. Their eyebrow-raising findings were published April 27, 2024, in the journal Children’s Health Care.