Parents Open The Door To Junk Food For Kids Despite the plethora
of information regarding the importance of healthy foods for
children, kids are still getting their hands on it. “Parents are
the ones who go to the store, get the food and bring it into the
home,” said Dietitian with the New Jersey Dietetic Association
Dr. Felicia Stoler. “So, it’s the parents who need to be more
mindful of the foods they’re selecting.” New government data
show that children are downing an average of 322 calories a day
from added sugars, about 16 percent of their daily calories.
Boys consume 362 calories a day from them, while girls take in
282 calories from added sugar. Fifty-nine percent of those
added-sugar calories come from foods and 41 percent from
beverages. Sixty-five percent of calories from added sugars are
consumed at home. Added sugars include table sugar, brown sugar,
high-fructose corn syrup, maple syrup, honey, molasses along
with processed foods like cookies, cakes, candy and muffins.
“When you’re heading to the