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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food (First Time Books(R))

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food (First Time Books(R))

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Elizabeth B.
5.0 out of 5 starsA timeless, engaging, and wonderful book to teach children healthy eating habits
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2021
The fact that anyone was offended by this book and labeled it as “body shaming” is absurd and gives me great concern for the future of our country and the generation of children these reviewers are raising. This book does a wonderful job of explaining to young children why they should not eat junk food and should instead eat nutritious foods and exercise. Some reviewers pointed out a particular section, in which the mother calls the bears chubby, as offensive and detrimental to children’s body image. Frankly, this argument is ridiculous and it’s distressing that this book is being labeled as offensive and “cancelled”, when it should be heralded as required reading for children. The mother does point out the fact that the bears are getting chubbier, and this is the impetus for putting her children (and husband) on a diet, but this part is just one very small and benign part of the story. Further, it’s not wrong to teach children that they should not want to be fat! Being fat is not a good thing and it causes very negative, life-long health problems when developed during childhood. When did people’s overblown sensitivities take precedence over providing truthful information? Obesity is an enormous problem in our society and the cost of treating the health conditions that come with obesity literally gobble up billions of dollars a year that could otherwise go to other resources, like better public schools, stronger infrastructure, and better social programs. Not to mention, you feel better when you eat healthy and exercise and you feel poorly when you eat poorly and sit around all day! This book espouses common sense eating and lifestyle habits that every child (and adult) should follow. I highly recommend this book and my child absolutely loves it!
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JessWS
1.0 out of 5 starsOutdated in So Many Ways
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018
I ordered this book because I wanted something to help me with teaching my four-year-old about “sometimes foods.” I wanted something that promoted moderation with treats and the importance of healthy foods for growing bodies.

Clearly I should have done more research. This book does not promote moderation or good health. It promotes body shaming and the importance of being thin.

The mom doesn’t give the junk food a second thought until she notices her kids getting fat and becomes completely disgusted with them. She takes them to the doctor who agrees that they are fat and disgusting and even pinches the dad’s stomach fat (boundaries?!?!) to shame him for his weight as well. So they all get put on an exercise regimen (to be clear - the kids have to work out to lose weight, there’s nothing here about kids just playing and exercising because it’s fun) and a permanent diet. And they all got to a socially acceptable weight and never ate junk food again. The end.

I threw this book in the trash. Please don’t buy it.
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JessWS
1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated in So Many Ways
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018
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I ordered this book because I wanted something to help me with teaching my four-year-old about “sometimes foods.” I wanted something that promoted moderation with treats and the importance of healthy foods for growing bodies.

Clearly I should have done more research. This book does not promote moderation or good health. It promotes body shaming and the importance of being thin.

The mom doesn’t give the junk food a second thought until she notices her kids getting fat and becomes completely disgusted with them. She takes them to the doctor who agrees that they are fat and disgusting and even pinches the dad’s stomach fat (boundaries?!?!) to shame him for his weight as well. So they all get put on an exercise regimen (to be clear - the kids have to work out to lose weight, there’s nothing here about kids just playing and exercising because it’s fun) and a permanent diet. And they all got to a socially acceptable weight and never ate junk food again. The end.

I threw this book in the trash. Please don’t buy it.
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A.Fowl
2.0 out of 5 stars Not good for body image!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018
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I remembered this from childhood and bought it for my daughter who has a sweet tooth, hoping to help steer her toward healthy snacks. As I was reading to her I had to skip a lot of parts that seemed to focus on weight and the cubs looking big - I didn’t like the focus on their bodies, rather than health. My husband read it to her and didn’t edit, and later I broke out in a cold sweat when I saw my 3 yo looking dismayed and pinching her little baby tummy like the doctor does to papa bear!!! I struggled with body image and had brushes with anorexia as a teen and young adult, and I do NOT want to plant those seeds in my daughter’s mind at such a young age! We won’t be reading this again. We can work on healthy eating without the body shaming.
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Aurora Dawn
1.0 out of 5 stars Body Shaming
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2019
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I thought long and hard and then discreetly made this book disappear when my son wasn't looking. It had good nutritional information, but also a lot of fat shaming. My son is normal weight, but I don't want my kids presented with anything that could lead to body shame of any kind. I've suffered with eating disorders and I know that road leads to nothing good. I want my kids to have healthy, normal relationships with food and their bodies.
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Alizabelle
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
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I am a child of the 80's, so there is a very special, nostalgiac place in my heart for Berenstain Bears books. I have been buying several books from this series for my toddler, who enjoys looking at the back cover and picking out other ones she wants next. She zeroed in on the junk food one, so....I bought this one without remembering much of the content, and I've gotta say, the content of this book may have been appropriate in the 80's (maybe not!), but for 2018, this book is inappropriate. Mama Bear measures her kids and sort of fat shames them into eating "healthy". Listen, I'm not one of these crazy PC people, but the content of this is just not appropriate. Healthy foods touted by Mama include carrots, raisins and FROZEN YOGURT at the mall (how very 80s and 90s)! I was surprised Mama didn't just wire all their mouths shut; would have been easier. Anyway, many of the Bears books are timeless (e.g. Messy Room), but this one needs to go into the NO section.
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Elizabeth B.
5.0 out of 5 stars A timeless, engaging, and wonderful book to teach children healthy eating habits
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2021
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The fact that anyone was offended by this book and labeled it as “body shaming” is absurd and gives me great concern for the future of our country and the generation of children these reviewers are raising. This book does a wonderful job of explaining to young children why they should not eat junk food and should instead eat nutritious foods and exercise. Some reviewers pointed out a particular section, in which the mother calls the bears chubby, as offensive and detrimental to children’s body image. Frankly, this argument is ridiculous and it’s distressing that this book is being labeled as offensive and “cancelled”, when it should be heralded as required reading for children. The mother does point out the fact that the bears are getting chubbier, and this is the impetus for putting her children (and husband) on a diet, but this part is just one very small and benign part of the story. Further, it’s not wrong to teach children that they should not want to be fat! Being fat is not a good thing and it causes very negative, life-long health problems when developed during childhood. When did people’s overblown sensitivities take precedence over providing truthful information? Obesity is an enormous problem in our society and the cost of treating the health conditions that come with obesity literally gobble up billions of dollars a year that could otherwise go to other resources, like better public schools, stronger infrastructure, and better social programs. Not to mention, you feel better when you eat healthy and exercise and you feel poorly when you eat poorly and sit around all day! This book espouses common sense eating and lifestyle habits that every child (and adult) should follow. I highly recommend this book and my child absolutely loves it!
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Brad B
3.0 out of 5 stars Kids love this book. Cut the bad page out yourself.
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2020
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Simply cut out the offensive page of this book yourself ( the fat-shaming page that calls the cubs chubby several times), and you’ve got a winner! The story still makes perfect sense. Even with the offending page cut out, there is still one sentence where Mama first notices the cubs getting chubby. I just took one of the included stickers and covered up that sentence.
I left in the part where the doctor pinches Papa’s belly fat. It’s funny.
Kids like this book, but it contains insensitive, outdated 1980’s body image portrayals. I don’t want my young daughters to obsess over their body fat percentage, or call other kids “Chubby.”
There’s lots of great stuff about how the body works and which healthy food helps each system. My 5-year-old loves it.
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Stephanie
3.0 out of 5 stars I would skip this one...
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2020
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We love the Berenstain Bears and have most of the books. I would caution you to skip this one. While I know the message they are trying to convey about health and nutrition, it talks about the kids getting “chubby” and grabbing Papa’s stomach to see the weight he has gained. It’s just a very outdated message and not the way I want to present health to my children. Just a heads up if this is something important to you as well!
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CLEV
2.0 out of 5 stars Body Shaming & Dated
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021
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I love these books but this one is different. I had to stop several times and explain what was inappropriate from mama and the doctor. And of course Papa doesn’t notice, leaving Mama Bear to be the household manager and fix her grown up husband. Barf. This one is going to “disappear”.
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L GM
3.0 out of 5 stars Not my favorite...
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020
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Doesn't really talk about the bad side of eating junk food except for the fact that it can make you fat....
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Casey May
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my son's favorite books
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018
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I bought this for my son (3 yrs.) to curb his poor eating habits before they truly get started. This turned out to be one of his favorite Berenstain Bears books. He loves the section where they examine each system within the body at the doctor's office, like the nervous system and the organs, and how good food affects each of these systems. He still enjoys his junk food, but he's not super crazy about it like the kids in this book are.
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