Why Packaged Foods Are Not

Good?

Let us first know what is wrong with packaged foods. What is the reason that

we don’t want our children to have them. Here are a few:

Companies allure kids with their attractive packaging and sell food with no nutritious

value. So on nutrition scale, they are a big disappointment.

To increase their shelf-life, lots of preservatives are added to them which kill

whatever small nutrition they have.

Some of these foods are processed to keep them safe and to keep them for long

which often makes them unhealthy.

Most of the packaged foods are loaded with taste enhancers, artificial colours and

various other additives which make them a bad choice of food for children.

Tips While Choosing Packaged Food For Children

Here are a few tips that are helpful in picking healthy and nutritious

packaged food for kids.

Select Foods Without These Preservatives

We have come up with a list of preservatives which have been found out to cause serious damages if

consumed. So while buying any packaged food, make sure the food is free from these preservatives as

they can cause various diseases in human body:

Sodium Bezoate

ButylatedHydroxyanisole (BHA)

ButylatedHydroxytoluene (BHT)

Potassium Bromate etc.

Select Foods Without These Preservatives

In order to increase the shelf life, liquid vegetable oil is converted into solid fat and this is known as Trans

Fat. We often come across products with trans fat, make sure that you avoid these foods as they are again

not healthy.

Avoid Foods with Artificial Sweeteners

There are various products in the market that come with artificial sweeteners because they are

considered to have no calories. But the fact is that consumption of these artificial sweeteners results in

loss of memory, constant headache in children. Most common alternative to sugar that is often used in

ketchups, jams, sauces etc. is High Fructose Corn Syrup. This is used as it is cheap but it is found out to

be the cause of obesity in kids.

Don’t Go For Foods with Artificial Colors

Packaged foods are loaded with artificial flavors to make them delicious. This is the reason we cannot

resist ourselves from eating all kind of chips. These artificial flavors cast a spell on kids as they are so

much in love with the flavors they want them all the time. We all know of the very popular taste enhancer

by the name of MSG. This is allowed to be used in very small quantities. So make sure that you buy foods

with least possible artificial flavors.

Never Go with Artificial Flavors

Foods with artificial colors look very tempting but they are surely not good for their health. Confectionery

items, candies etc. are made to look so attractive that kids just cannot resist themselves but because of

artificial colors, they are very harmful if consumed in high doses. Go with foods with natural colors to keep

your children safe.

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