The media is great about telling us all the reasons why our kids are fat, but when it comes to giving parents and kids actual tools to use to help this problem, things fall a little short. Oh sure, there's vague talk about "playing outside more" and "eating better", obvious advice to those who are already leading a fairly healthy lifestyle, but what about the families who aren't? What about the families who truly don't know the Seven Ways to Hide Broccoli So Your Kid Will Eat It, or Things To Do Outside That Aren't Video Games. That's where the new website aimed at kids ages 4-7 comes in. The Great Grub Club promises to be a handy and fun site aimed at giving kids information about being healthy while having fun at the same time.

The new site, the brainchild of the World Cancer Research Fund, is set to launch on May 21 in conjunction with National Cancer Awareness Week (U.K.).The site is aimed at preventing the up to 40% of cancers that could be prevented by diet and exercise. Whoa. (Since the site is for kids, cancer isn't actually mentioned, just lots about a healthy lifestyle).

Although my kids don't do much with computers yet, I'm going to check out this site with them when it becomes available. I figure that I can use all the help I can get in giving them the message about healthy living.