The Junior League gets involved in child obesity

Quick! What's the first thing you think of when you think of the Junior League? Ladies who Lunch? Cookbooks? How about an organization that promotes healthy eating among kids?

Although it's not new (the Junior League has been working to combat the growing concern over childhood obesity for two years now), the effort is being kicked into high-gear for March, which is National Nutrition Month in the U.S. and Canada.

Local leagues will work to increase awareness of healthy eating habits in communities around the country. Check out the Kids in the Kitchen website, which features kid-friendly recipes from various TV and music stars, as well as game and quizzes.

The Junior League, which started in New York City in 1901, has been involved in family nutrition for more than 100 years, although for most of those years the problem was more getting enough to eat. Today are are almost 170,000 Junior League members in 293 Junior Leagues in four countries.