It is imperative to introduce our children to healthy eating habits, nutritional foods and an active lifestyle. While taking this course, I was fascinated by how substantially the goods we ingest affect our overall existence. I have always had a deep interest in synthetic hormones and byproducts. I decided to write an article about how synthetic hormones and poor nutrition compromise the health of our children. I decided to research the substandard products that our food companies put into our foods without our adequate and complete knowledge. We all have to eat to live, but it's important to know what we're eating. Kimura, A. believes that “the use of steroid hormones to promote growth in food-producing animals has been widely controversial.” (2005). To start, I'll go back to the beginning. My research took me back to the 1930s, when farmers and scientists began experimenting with the first bovine animal growth hormone, or (bGH). By injecting this hormone into a dairy cow, it will start producing more milk. The technology was not that advanced to mass produce this hormone due to the enormous demand until after World War II. The advanced form of (bGH) is (rbGH) and scientists have recognized that (rbGH) is not recognized by human cells. At that point the advancement of providing the hormone estrogen to cattle was introduced. These steroids are still used to accelerate the growth time and weight gain of the young mammal, while reducing the amount of feed the animal must consume. Then, in 1948, monosodium glutamate or (MSG) was introduced to the United States through the Japanese military, when they noticed that they could feed soldiers smaller rations. Satter, E. sadly stated that “the United States… center of the paper… fman, K. (2013). Treat your child with food: the hidden connection between nutrition and childhood disorders. New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company.Marotz, L. (2012). Health, safety and nutrition for the young child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co, Inc. Lapine, M. (2007). The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press Book Publishers.Sears, W. (1999). The Family Nutrition Book: Everything You Need to Know About Feeding Your Children - From Birth to Adolescence. New York, NY: Time Warner Book Company.Satter, E. (2009). Your child's burden: helping without harming. Madison, WI: Kelcy Press.Applegate,C. (2011). Envirocancers: research in veterinary medicine. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Kimura, A. (2005). Hidden hunger. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.