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THIRD READING
Bill No: SJR 5
Author: Cannella (R), et al
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
SUBJECT : Cooking With Kids Day
SOURCE : Cooking With Kids Foundation
DIGEST : This resolution designates every Sunday as
Cooking With Kids Day and memorializes to Congress and the
President of the United States to act likewise and adopt a
resolution to encourage families across the country to
pledge to cook healthy meals with their kids at least once
a week and to adopt policies to help improve access to
affordable and healthy food and beverages.
ANALYSIS : Resolution findings:
1. The Legislature unanimously passed SCR 94 of the
2008 Regular Session proclaiming the second Saturday
in May as "Cook With Your Kids Day" to encourage
parents, caregivers, and children to spend time in the
kitchen together and prepare a healthy meal, commit to
new healthy habits, make healthy food choices, and set
achievable goals for their family in an effort to
create healthy habits from childhood and fight
childhood obesity.
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2. Our children are California's most precious and
joyful responsibility, and we are obligated to do all
we can to make the good health of our children our
number one goal.
3. Childhood obesity is considered by many to be an
epidemic in western countries, where now one out of
every three children is considered overweight or
obese.
4. Local, state, and federal governments recognize the
tremendous health risk to our children and the added
burden to our health care costs in this country from
obesity and are now taking an active role in fighting
childhood obesity through new programs, including
improved nutrition education and access to healthier
school lunches.
5. The President of the United States signed a
memorandum on February 9, 2010, creating a new
interagency task force that included 12 federal
agencies to address the problem of childhood obesity
in the United States.
6. The President's task force identified 70 specific
recommendations, many of which can or have been
implemented immediately. The report broadly
summarizes the task force recommendations, including
getting children a healthy start in life with good
prenatal care, providing healthy food in schools,
improving access to healthy food in schools, and
getting children more physically active.
7. Children have historically led their parents when
embarking on a culture change. Children often learn
skills and disciplines and reinforce new behaviors in
the family dynamic, for instance, helping to teach
their parents how to do a better job recycling and to
understand new technologies, such as social
networking.
8. Children are more likely to eat healthier when they
are involved in their food choices and their food
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preparation.
9. Children who help their parents plan a meal, shop
for the groceries, and prepare the food they buy, are
empowered to make healthier food choices.
10. Children who are connected to the food supply at a
young age become more conscious consumers as adults.
11. New venues such as the Food Network and network
television have introduced adults and children to fun,
healthy ways to enjoy family time together while
creating healthy meals. These new venues and their
celebrity chefs are leading families in a culture
change in our relationship with food.
12. Nongovernmental foundations, such as "Cooking With
Kids," also known as CWK, are helping kids learn
skills to not only make healthy food choices, but that
will help them stay healthier for a lifetime and
provide possible career paths for their future.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/25/11)
Cooking With Kids Foundation (source)
CTW:nl 4/25/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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