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    Program aims to encourage kids to eat better

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Well -- -- warrior has emerged in the battle of the bulge and he's giving people with a sweet -- the straight talk about unhealthy foods.

But he is really.

And -- it's more specifically.

A very sarcastic vending machine.

A reporter.

Who goes by the name big been big -- out as a parent to by the -- -- health care so.

What we're trying to do is actually help kids he's having fun and exciting to get their attention and then teach the good messages so they can make healthier choices.

Our obesity rate of the state is better than the nation's average so why our -- Q school aged children the focus of this campaign.

What we're saying is come an increasing problem in terms of children dealing with -- -- -- Well we have is about one -- four children are overweight in the state of Utah and what that leads to is a future where they continue to struggle with weight over the years and health problems have -- come from that.

The way it works is when he -- -- selection at the fake vending machine instead of a snack they get a funny informative message.

-- with -- week goes to Starbucks could get.

-- your mouth Greenhill.

The -- -- machine has twenty different messages.

Some rose park elementary students didn't like it and some did but they all agreed that it would help kids.

I think he'll do really cool because it -- you dean -- and he is like.

Making blended.

You might think it's Penn -- and friends I think it'll happen like kids kneecap the extra days I think that they.

It's gonna help them right.

Get healthier choices than just likes junk food.

Odds -- that was KF CU's big Buddha.

Reporting.

You -- I'm just still so confused I don't get it is is it is it bad food in there.

And end it why would they just serve good food.

And it's fake food okay it's -- food and missed that during the package and you know.

Can't you make the point without insulting people apparently not in fact when I was trying to lose weight.

-- live in college back -- my -- a step that I become adept at every time you see me Garnett that refrigerator could you just cry out the following words.

Read all end.

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