Why Are You Poisoning Your Children?
Concerned, conscientious parents make choices for their kids
to cut fat, sugar, cholesterol, calories and often end up exposing children to
chemicals.
Sucralose, Sweet n Low, NutraSweet, Truvia, Aspartame,
Sorbitol, are a few sugar replacements that have potential side effects. These non-nutritive sweeteners are derived
from anything from corn to chemicals. Sucralose, which once seemed like a safe
alternative, has gone through 21 processing steps and will create symptoms such
as headaches for some people. Aspartame has been shown to be a neurotoxin,
sorbitol may be a trigger for cancer cells, and Truvia is chemically modified
stevia. Risking chemical burdens that
alter your child’s DNA transcription or liver function does not sound like a
good idea to me. Get these out of your
child’s diet NOW. Go back to using small
amounts of natural sugars. Coconut sugar is a great way to lower the glycemic
index of foods and works well for baking. Try Coconut World’s link: http://www.coconutworld.biz/index.html
.
Non fat or low fat food substitutes will
contain chemicals. Compare the label on
whipped topping to whipped cream. How
healthy does this sound: Water, Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut and
Palm Kernel Oils)High Fructose Corn Syrup, Less than Two Percent of Sodium
Caseinate (from Milk)Natural and Artificial
Flavor, Xanthan and Guar Gums,
Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Beta Carotene (Color). Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated “anything,” High Fructose Corn
Syrup, Artificial Flavor, and Sorbitan do not belong in a human body. While these are “Generally Recognized as
Safe” by the FDA, the human body will not generally recognize these chemicals
as “food.” Stick with the non hydrogenated
foods that you find in the fruit and vegetable grocery sections, meat market’s
lean meats, non hydrogenated fats/oils, and organic sprouted grains (gluten
free, preferably). Annies’s Homegrown http://www.annies.com/home , and Betty Lou’s http://www.bettylousinc.com/ are a couple of my favorites for
healthier manufactured snacks on-the-go.
Please reconsider feeding your children (and yourselves) pre-made low calorie
meals. The list of ingredients should be
your first clue that these are Man-U-Fractured foods. Here is a list of
ingredients for chicken alfredo from a popular low fat frozen meal: Skim Milk, Blanched
Enriched Pasta (Water, Enriched Semolina, Herb Glazed Chicken White Meat
(Cooked Chicken White Meat, Water, Seasoning (Salt, Maltodextrin, Garlic,
Sugar, Spices, Dextrose, Yeast Extract, Soybean Oil, Chicken Fat, Natural
Flavor, Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Corn Starch, Caramel Coloring,
Maltodextrin, Sodium Phosphate, Canola Oil), Modified Cornstarch, Cheese Flavor,
Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Natural Flavors, Soybean Oil, Salt, Yeast Extract,
Spices, Flavor (Maltodextrin, Flavoring And Modified Food Starch), Whey Protein
Concentrate, Mono-&Diglycerides, Whey, Carrageenan, Seasoning (Wheat Starch,
Natural Flavor), Lactic Acid, Calcium Lactate, Seasoning (Maltodextrin, Flavor,
Enzyme Modified Butterfat). Too many maltodextrins, sugars, natural flavors, salts, cornstarch,
modified food starches, and modified foods for my taste. Don’t train your children to take these short
cuts. It only takes 20-30 minutes to
prepare a fresh, healthy meal, which is the same amount of time it takes to
bake a tv dinner.
Pre-packaged foods are sprayed with preservatives, coated in plastic, and
served in metal containers. Get these chemicals out of your kitchen, out of
your lunch boxes and out of your bodies.
You will be glad you did.
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