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Are Foods Labeled “For Kids” Healthy?

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Read the Labels!  I just keep teaching that to my family.  So then what did I do?  I took my two of my grandchildren shopping and purchased their favorite food without reading the label. Before I started to cook a meal of fish sticks, salad, home-made Mac & Cheese; I decided to read the fish stick label. I could not fix them after I read their label. 

Among other unhealthy things in the ingredient list I found TBHQ! That is lighter fluid.  It is used as a preservative.  The FDA allows it to be used sparingly.  We have not served fish sticks for several years.  After reading the label I realized why that item is off our food list. 

I had already told my family about TBHQ being in candy bars, crackers, cereal, and bagged candy. So they are aware of the fact