I read an article in the am New York section this morning about a lady by the name of Traci Paige creator of the pre school TV series "Blue Clues, and Caroline Baron, award-winning producer of films Capote and Monsoon has launched the interactive children media company yum-mico (yummico.com. The company produces media for preschoolers across multiply platforms. The project which is called Yun-miloo Rainbow Power, is designed to teach kids about nutrition , and is available t the ITune stores for $1.99. For me, its a long time coming. Technology has created some great user friendly apps over the past decade but, but there is enough out there that teaches kids about nutrition. Since we live in a world that is fast moving and digitally sound, why not be creative with our time and resources that we have. In today's generation kids crave interactivity, so why not use something like a smart phone that tells stories and inform kids about junk food and real food. At the same time providing engaging entertainment to offer fun, lovable characters and tell good stories. Its one thing for parents to tell kids to eat something they don't like but using music and instruction as a base is genius.There is a growing and serious problem with Obesity in America and using the technologies as an educational curriculum and leaning goals can be a turning point in our country when comes to nutrition. The game tells story of a hungry rainbow machine that need energy to power up a Yummilo carnival. The carnival celebration won't happen until the machine has been fed all the colors of the rainbow. Using fruits and vegetables are a fun to play with and are a great source of energy. Since it's very challenging for parents to raise healthy kids and they sometimes can be technology inept both parents and kids can learn from each other, therefore making sure that their kids make the right choices.
