Do you think our children are doomed to be Obese?

I think there could be some relation to the food customarily eaten in the US. I think the main dish is usually a cut of meat, fat and all, served with a small side of fries and some vegetable. In Asia and some parts of Europe, rice and pasta are the main dish, and we eat meat in smaller servings.

my kids won't, we eat dinner at home almost every night. I saw the talk show about the fat kids, that is just horrible that they let them eat like that.

I wouldn't say it is rare that kids get home cooked meals. I cook for my family every day and we eat at McDonald's like once a year (actually we go to Burger King if we do, but same difference). We do go out to eat once a week, usually to a buffet place so the kids can pick and choose what they want. They always have a vegetable and almost always have fruit and my middle daughter loves cottage cheese with pineapple on top. They drink water with their meals. They do usually have ice cream for dessert (or frozen yogurt) but it is the only time they get ice cream. They rarely eat chips or cookies or drink pop. We do eat too much processed food. I used to cook more but I have been too tired lately. I like to cook, normally, and I like doing it from scratch. Chopping my own vegetables, making my own baked fries, etc. Anyway. I am very overweight and I always have been so I think my kids are predisposed for being fat. None of them are. In fact my girls are all small for their age. My oldest is 6 and weighs 34lbs (which is the same amount her 4 year old sister weighs). I doubt the next generations are doomed to obesity, especially when they are growing up in a time when people are so strongly pulling for healthy lifestyles. In fact most of the families I know eat much healthier then we do.

That photo really makes me sad. It makes me sad that a parent could allow their small child, who is not capable of making healthy choices themself and needs to be shown, to eat so much fatty, salty and sugary foods that they become that fat...

I will admit I am relying on ordering in more right now. I am also 9 months pregnant & it hurts to even stand to wash the dishes. I do cook though when it is possible. My girls are active no matter what they may be eating. They walk back & forth to school every day. In the fall & winter they are in gymnastics & cheerleading. In the spring they are in either soccer or t-ball. They go outside & play. I think thay can have a lot to do with what a child weighs too. My oldest is stick thin & can eat more than some boys her age.