The
statistics are staggering: more than 30% of American children are
overweight and at risk for obesity or already suffering from its
effects. The rates in Texas, where nearly 50% of fourth graders fall
into an at-risk weight category, are among our nation's highest.
Recipe
for
Success (RfS) believes that children need to learn that food
doesn't grow in drive thru windows and plastic wrapping; that Twinkie
is not a vegetable. Founders spent a decade researching best practices
around the world before planning and launching programs in Houston in
August 2005 with the establishment and initial funding of RfS.
Research
shows
that food attitudes and weight patterns are set for life by age
eleven, and that experiential learning presents the most successful
model for changing behavior. RfS determined to put children in touch
with whole, healthy food through fun, hands-on activities and thereby
increase their intake of fresh fruits and vegetables.
