Most parents do their best to find healthy foods for their children, and most of them rely on a food's packaging and nutritional information when making decisions about which cereals or breads to buy. The labels can be tricky, however, and sometimes even misleading.
"Kid's cereals often say 'Whole Grain' to appeal to parents, but the cereals are usually loaded with...sugar. A box of Cheerios, for example, has eight separate and prominent health claims... However: Sugar, honey and brown sugar syrup are numbers 2, 5 and 6 on the ingredient list."
The best thing a parent can do is look for foods that have short ingredient lists. Your kids may not like these simpler foods at first, but they'll get used to them over time.
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