Parents' Money (from Jill)

I read an interesting article lately that was both surprising and upsetting. It talked about a study showing that parents spend more on fast food for their children per year than on entertainment such as books, music, video games and movies combined! Now, that's not ALL food, but just fast food alone. Not to say that there aren't times when we are all too busy to cook and also not to say that there aren't healthy choices to be made at fast food restaurants, BUT, we all know that the choices kids make at fast food restaurants are generally full of saturated fat and "empty calories". So, again, I know there are times when we are running and the drive-thru might be a necessary evil but I thought this eye-opening statistic may help spur us to plan ahead a bit more and pack a sandwich when we think we'll be on the run. Not only is it healthier for the kids but will also help save us lots of money (and fat and calories) at the end of the year :-)