With very few exceptions, when you see an obese child you can point a finger directly at the parent. I have a three year old daughter and its extremely challenging to not cave in and give her everything she asks for in life. Either she's asking so nicely you want to reward her or she is acting so deplorably that you want to succumb to her just to get her to quite/calm down. Luckily, our daughter thinks that yogurt is a "treat" and that raisins are "candy." Being a good parent is a lot of work and like any job, there are ways you can take short cuts. Feeding your kid crappy food is one way you could take a major short-cut. I can't imagine how much time we would save if we didn't make her food from scratch. Basically when you see an obese child your looking at a lazy parent.