Many of us eat up to four meals a day thanks to snacking. And when we have a snack, we don’t eat a carrot or an apple. Instead, we reach for . But this is not always the children’s fault. Schools are full of that offer high calorie snacks and sugary drinks. To make things worse they are bombarded with TV ads and commercials for food. An average American eight-year-old watches more than four thousand food ads a year. About 35% of these ads are for candy and snacks, another 10% for fast food.Fast food is another reason for . While some fast-food chains offer alternatives, these aren’t what people order. Today’s families also eat a lot more than earlier generations. If you develop healthy eating habits you’ll be more likely to keep a healthy . And it’s at home where we form such habits. If your parents are overweight or obese that you may have seen wrong eating habits your whole life. Children who observe their parents eat a cookie a piece of fruit, take their meals in front of the TV set or eat too quickly are more likely to do the same. This their chances of becoming overweight children and, later on, .