Skip to main content

junk food marketing

Food!

Baby and Toddler Foods and Drinks: How Can Moms Tell Which Are Healthiest?

November 1, 2016
What toddler isn’t a picky eater? One day she loves broccoli and the next, it’s all over the floor. It is downright hard to find food that your child will try, let alone eat. As mothers, I’m sure that most of us have been concerned at one point or another that our child is either eating nothing or...
MomsRising Together
Sally Mancini's picture
Sally Mancini
Tweetchat
Food!

Learn Supermarket Tricks & Tips That Will Help YOU Save and Eat Healthier #FoodFri

September 30, 2016
Eating well on a budget can sometimes seem daunting, especially when you are trying to feed a family on a budget for two. Yet there are proven ways for shoppers to stay on budget while eating healthy. Join #FoodFri on September 30, 2016 to chat with @MomsRising and @CSPI. We'll share what families...
MomsRising Together
Migdalia Rivera's picture
Migdalia Rivera
Take Action!
Food!

Open Letter to Nickelodeon

October 14, 2015
I am a single, working Latina mother of two boys, ages 14 and 1 year old. I’ve enjoyed your programming for years. My teenage son grew up watching your shows on Saturdays. He especially loved Spongebob Squarepants and will still watch it from time to time. I appreciate your kid-friendly, mom-...
MomsRising Together
Heiddi Zalamar's picture
Heiddi Zalamar
Tweetchat
Food!

Why Do We Buy the Food We Buy? The Answer May Surprise You! #FoodFri

September 24, 2015
It’s hard to eat well in America today. Food is available just about anywhere and anytime. Many of the special-occasion treats of yesterday are considered everyday foods today. And marketing pushes more food on us at every turn. Still, the media overwhelmingly tells people that eating well and...
MomsRising Together
Migdalia Rivera's picture
Migdalia Rivera
Food!

Schools Raise Little Money for Selling Out Students to Marketers

September 16, 2015
As school starts, so will the barrage of marketing and advertising targeting students. Brand logos, spokes-characters and product names are all over schools. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found them on signs, posters, and scoreboards; vending machines; curricula, textbooks, and...
MomsRising Together
Alex Molnar's picture
Alex Molnar
Tweetchat
Food!

How Can We Stop Young People Being Digitally Targeted by Fast Food Companies? #FoodFri

June 4, 2015
Food and beverage companies, including fast food restaurants, are using powerful digital tactics to promote their product to kids and teens. Leading brands are working with Facebook, Google and other social media and online sites; they target kids when they use their mobile phones and “apps” aiming...
MomsRising Together
Migdalia Rivera's picture
Migdalia Rivera
Tweetchat
Food!

Food Marketing Harms Kids. What Can Parents Do to Protect Their Children? #FoodFri #Tweetchat

May 28, 2015
Kids are bombarded by food marketing every single day. The food, beverage, and fast food industry spend almost 2 billion dollars a year marketing to our children. What can parents do to protect their children? Join us on Friday, May 29th from 1 pm to 2 pm Eastern for our #FoodFri tweetchat to chat...
MomsRising Together
Migdalia Rivera's picture
Migdalia Rivera
Tweetchat
Food!

McDonald's School Sponsorships and FREE Coupons: Signs of a Caring Corporation or Something Else? #FoodFri

May 7, 2015
McTeacher’s Nights and free coupon rewards are just a few of the ways McDonald’s markets to children in our schools. Are these signs of a caring corporation or something else? Join our #FoodFri tweetchat on Friday, May 8, 2015, at 1pm, Eastern, to learn more, share your experiences and discover...
MomsRising Together
Migdalia Rivera's picture
Migdalia Rivera
Take Action!
Food!

Got a minute? Mom to Mom: We Really Need Your Help!

April 7, 2015
Got a minute? Mom to mom: we really need your help to keep the pressure on Nickelodeon to STOP marketing junk food to kids! Can you add your voice? You see, Nickelodeon has a huge influence on children, like my son J.P. A 2012 study by the Center for Science and the Public Interest found that 69%...
MomsRising Together
Karen Showalter's picture
Karen Showalter
Food!

Grocery Shopping Nightmare

November 14, 2014
From the moment I step out my door the nightmare begins. My Big Boy, who is six, asks where we are going and I answer ‘the grocery store.’ Immediately the nagging begins from the Little Tike, now 3, asking for candy and bargaining good behavior for a lollipop. Mind you, he had a big lunch right...
MomsRising Together
Sarene Alsharif's picture
Sarene Alsharif

Pages

RSS