How to raise fat children

"She hands them some breakfast, [in the car] usually a muffin, a Pop-tart or a banana. Then she drops them off at day care. . ."

This quote is from a Wall Street Journal story about how detergent researchers use the perfect storm of snacking on-the-run, but shouldn't we be worrying about the mini-heart attack and diabetes candidates we have strapped into the car seats in the SUVs?

Just so you don't think I'm picking on working Moms, this morning I saw at Meijer's (grocery/department store) a mother strolling through the aisles with a toddler in the baby seat of the grocery cart. When he'd start to whine and fuss, she'd pop food in his mouth that she'd apparently brought from home for this purpose. She's teaching him what to do when he's bored or frustrated or uncomfortable (he was all three), EAT.