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Disney's Healthy Kids (http://adisney.go.com/healthykids/)

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Learning to eat right with Mickey and friends.

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What parents need to know

Parents should know this interactive educational site stars popular Disney characters. It's devoid of any inappropriate content, kids don't need to include any personal information beyond a name to add their score to the scoreboard (optional), and there are no areas where players can make contact with other players. And, content changes the more kids play, so they're always learning something new. While the kids' areas don't include any advertising beyond Disney characters, the parents' section includes promotional images of foods with Disney-related packaging (healthier products in one section, sugary treats in another along with a reminder they should be enjoyed only occasionally and in moderation). The parents' section also has links to the sites of manufacturers of foods with Disney-related packaging and other nutrition-related sites.

Educational value: Helps kids understand the new, improved food pyramid and why it's important to maintain a balanced diet and get regular physical exercise. Trivia quizzes help kids learn how to make healthy eating choices.
Positive messages: Promotes healthy, balanced eating and daily physical exercise.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Features Disney characters but doesn't push TV shows or movies. The names of all the "camps" are based on characters. No ads but the parents' section (easily accessed by kids) has promotional images of foods with Disney-related packaging and links to the manufacturers' sites.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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Families can talk about how commercialism plays a role in healthy -- and unhealthy -- eating. Have you ever asked your parents to buy you a certain brand of food because one of your favorite characters, movies, or TV shows was on the package? When you go to the grocery store, do you see more healthy or unhealthy foods with packages targeted at kids? Do you think it's more important that a food product features one of your favorite characters on its packaging, or that it tastes good and is healthy? Why?

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Overall the site does a good job emphasizing the importance of a healthy lifestyle and explaining the food pyramid. Essential background information given at each camp stays the same, but training session facts and trivia questions rotate, so the more kids play, the more they learn. Questions range in difficulty and cover a lot of ground -- even parents can learn something new. The cartoon graphics are bold and very inviting.
This review was written by Ellen Dendy
 
 

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