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Filed under: Eating & nutrition, MealtimeAnyone who has ever taken a child to the grocery store knows that food marketers who target children know their stuff. Sugary cereals are on the bottom shelf, and beloved cartoon characters adorn box after box of chewy, gooey, treats. Though marketers are well-schooled on attracting children to their products, they also know what parents want as well.That's probably why, when researchers went looking, they discovered that 8% of nutritionally poor foods marketed to kids made some sort of health claim (think "High in vitamin C!" on fruit snacks). Others took a more subliminal approach, such as cartoon characters playing sports. Parents want to feed their children healthy, nutritious foods, so these claims may make parents feel comfortable in their food choices. The problem is, many of these foods usually contain far too much sugar, fat, or salt to make them good, every day choices for kids to eat.Continue reading Healthy kid foods - not so healthy Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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