Amazing Food Detective is the only free, online video game in English and Spanish that teaches children to eat healthier foods, get more active and manage how they spend their time in front of the computer and television. This is a team up of Kaiser Permanente and the Golden State Warriors to help fight childhood obesity in Bay Area schools.
The video game, which is being distributed in thousands of public schools with a teaching guide and family fun pages, shuts off function after 20 minutes of play, reminds kids to get active and won’t let them back into the game for an hour.
The game also includes printable scavenger hunts that teach kids how to interpret food labels, experiments to show kids how to measure sugar in soda drinks, healthy kid-friendly recipes, muscle-building exercises, and family activities that encourage better eating habits.
The Warriors partnership and the Amazing Food Detective video game are part of Kaiser Permanente’s $20 million annual grants to reach beyond the doctor’s office to help make changes that encourage healthy eating and active living in our communities.
Originally posted on November 4, 2007 @ 7:59 am
The video game that shuts off after 20 mins then insists they get active for an hour is a great way to ‘distribute’ activities. Surely we are past ‘blind dependence on medical and other professionals’ – we’re responsible! This is a great blog. Thanks, GD.
lots of americans and europeans are getting obese these days because of over-eating. people should be controlling what they eat or they should workout their body to burn fat.