Fitoons

It's certainly important for kids to learn about healthy foods and fun ways to exercise, but a clear bridge to offline activity and more emphasis on general health would be even better. As a game, Fitoons can be fun. Watch the characters make funny faces as you feed them raw onions or a fish smoothie. Stuff them up with cake and pizza and watch as they gain weight. Then take them skiing to burn off all those calories and make the weight disappear. Unfortunately, the connection to offline activities and the important details about a solid workout -- like breathing and avoiding overexertion -- aren't clear. While kids may be inspired to try the exercises, it's unclear whether kids will really learn much about the relationship between healthy food choices, exercise, and healthy weight without more information or direct connections to offscreen life. Also, while maintaining healthy weight is important, exercising and eating well are important for overall health, so an emphasis on body shape or size might be confusing or troubling for some kids, especially if they're already struggling with body image issues. Finally, since veganism isn't a common way kids eat, there might be better diet modifications to add. Overall, Fitoons has an important focus and may inspire some kids to explore healthy habits, but more opportunities to transfer learning offscreen would be even better.