Junk Food: The Problem

The more junk food you eat, the less likely you will consume the important nutrients that your body needs. Pizza, burger, and French fries not only hurt your health, but it may also encounter your brain functions. It can cause learning and memory problems. Indulging in junk food is easy, but getting out of it requires a lot of efforts and control.

But the parents overlook the seriousness of the problem and neglect the health consequences of the eating habits of their children.

Studies have found that regular consumption of junk food can be very addictive particularly for the children and can lead to complicated health issues like obesity, low self-esteem, chronic illness and even depression.Moreover, it can also make a negative impact on how the children perform in school and various extracurricular activities.

There is no denying that junk food like fried chicken, burgers, cheese loaded pizzas, etc can make you feel satiated and full. But, these food don’t have the important nutrients, such as proteins, vitamins and carbohydrates. Your body needs micro and macro nutrients to convert healthy fat into energy. This will lead to towards a sedentary lifestyle and invite harmful diseases and various health issues. According to experts, teenagers have developed several hormonal changes that cause mood swings and other behavioural changes. A well-balanced and healthy diet plays a vital role in maintaining balance. You can reach us and we can help you adopt healthy eating habits because we are heading towards a healthy and fit society.

Say ‘No’ to Junk Food

Fat Free TV provide a valid reason why children should stay away from junk foods. Our professionals explain how it damages the physical and mental ability. Junk foods are usually fried, too sweet or spicy making them bad for health. They contain transfats, high level of sugar, bad cholesterol, and other ill ingredients. It is better to steer clear of junk food and not consume it. Junk food sellers make it hard to resist eating them but after knowing the effects, you will not want to have them. Junk food can also make you feel tired and lethargic all the time and can reduce your energy levels. Another side effect of junk food is that you end up getting distracted and unable to concentrate on tasks at hand and thus become unproductive. Also junk food can cause heart disease, tooth decay and irritable bowel movements that can seriously affect your health. Therefore, it is best to either limit or completely give up on junk food in your diet.

Consume Healthy Food

We promote the consumption of healthy food in Australia as we are making efforts to make this nation a healthy nation that is free form junk food. Over the years, more and more processed food has become readily available which is convenient and tasty to eat but it does more harm than good. Therefore, it is best to eat healthy foods that are rich in vitamins, minerals, good fats, and proteins. This will help promote a positive body image for you and make you happier and healthier. With the right number of vitamins and minerals, you will also have more energy and will be able to utilize your time more effectively. Junk food on the other leads to lethargy and low energy and makes you feel sluggish and affects your ability to work.

Worst Foods to Eat

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Drinking Soda

Drinking soda has a massive contribution to obesity in Australian children. Sodas are loaded with fructose corn syrup, preservatives, added sugar, food dyes, and various unhealthy ingredients. And these factors increase the risk of certain cancers, diabetes, hormone disruption, and other similar problems.

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French Fries

Most of the parents are not aware that by feeding French fries to their kids, they are only contributing to their obesity and other health issues. It is tough to avoid this food, especially when you are eating outside. The key here is self-control! Being a parent, you can limit its consumption and have them once in a while..

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Pizza

Most of the working parents have the habit of ordering pizza twice or thrice times a week following a stressful day. But they do not realise that it one of the worst foods your children can have. The cheese on the pizza is loaded with saturated fat that increases the chances of high cholesterol. It also has too much sodium, and its consumption could increase the risk of high blood pressure.

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Chicken Fingers

Chicken fingers are usually available in our home, and we know that children love to have this food. However, parents need to understand that chicken fingers are not only about 100% of chicken meat muscle. This product is made of around 40% chicken while the majority made up of fat, connective tissue, blood vessels, bone spicules, nerves, etc. These are super high in calories.

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Processed Meat

Processed meat is terrible for everyone, irrespective of the age. So, providing such food the growing kids is just out of questions! But unfortunately, Children in Australia eat a lot of processed meat. This type of meat contains different kinds of chemical compounds that you won’t find in fresh meat. And these compounds are harmful to health.

Promotion of

‘Junk Foods’

These companies chase only their high profitability goals, and that’s why you need to understand the concept of Advertisements on Junk Food. Parents should lead from the front and encourage their kids to eat balanced meal in the form of breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner. Children follow their parent’s example so positive reinforcement from parents to eat healthy food will make them want to do it and make them understand that it is the right thing for their development and growth.

Come To Our Events

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ENLIGHTEN YOUR CHILDREN

Fat Free TV conduct seminars at various places to spread awareness among children and their parents regarding the problem of junk foods. We discuss how advertisements are promoting unhealthy foods, misleading the facts and playing with the health of the Australian children. We organise these seminars in various places of Perth, Sydney, Queensland, etc. and always available for the concerned people.

UPCOMMING EVENTS

What’s Wrong with Our Diet?

2 MAY 2019

11.00 am
Happy Valley, Adelaide

Ill Effects of Junk Foods

7 MAY 2019

11.56 am
Spring Hill, Brisbane

Our Objective

Fat Free TV has a clear objective, and that is to make Australia a healthy country.

We want our children to become fit and active! And this is only possible if we can educate them properly, and make them understand how junk food companies are making a profit by selling poison to that segment which is the future of the nation.

At the same time, we also need to educate the parents because the first lesson starts at home. To be precise, we have these four objectives.

To Educate Kids

At Fat Free TV, our team of experts conduct seminars across schools in Australia in which we highlight what the side effects of junk food are and how it can make kids unhealthy and weak.

To Educate Parents

We also conduct seminars for the parents and share valuable information with them. This gives them a clear picture of the role of junk foods.

To Protest against Junk Food

Countless advertisements and commercials are visible across different mediums. We believe it is our responsibility to clear the illusion they try to create.

To Promote Healthy food

Keeping our kids away from junk food we not help. We also need to educate them about the various benefits of vegetables and fruits at the same time.

“We all know that junk food is not healthy for us, but still have it now and then. However, after attending one of the seminars conducted by Fat Free TV, my perception has completely changed towards the junk food companies and their advertisements. Now, I try my level best to keep my kids away from these unhealthy foods using some smart techniques.”
- Aaron Rogic

“I will always be thankful to Fat Free TV for what they are doing for the society. Their friendly approach, logics that are scientifically backed, and the motive to change the unhealthy eating habits of the children have impressed my family and me. I came to know about some stunning facts that we have either neglected or unaware.”
- Tim Roger

“I am a high school student and like to participate in various activities, especially sports. But lately, I was lacking the energy, gained weight and use to have mood swings. After attending one of the seminars of Free Fat TV, I realised that it was my craving for the junk foods that made to heavy and unhealthy. But things have started to change as I have started following a healthy diet.”
- Julia Robinson

How to Keep your Kids Away from Junk Food

Keep Healthy Foods Handy

When your kids are hungry, it is essential to have some healthy food at some easy-to-reach place. That’s is how they will start eating healthy food. And if they are full, they will not have a craving for any junk food.

Show Them the Real Picture

Following yourself a healthy diet and convincing them to eat the same is not the complete way to keep the junk foods away from their life. Educate them about the side-effect of such food. Understand their curiosity and show them the ugly reality of junk foods.