TIL that 4 out of 5 toddler foods are ultraprocessed. Nearly half fail to meet nutrition standards

4 days ago by GolfFoxtrotLima to c/science

Over 80% of foods marketed to toddlers in the United States are ultraprocessed, while nearly half also fail to meet global nutritional guidelines, a new study found.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50694553

TheHonorableT 27 points 4 days ago

Just cut up fruits and vegetables. They love those. No need to get special toddler snacks. Raisins are healthier than fruit snacks. The ultra processed foods are mostly sold for their convenience, and should be used sparingly.

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Onomatopoeia 4 points 4 days ago

Exactly.

Shop the outer ring of a grocery store, not the shelves.

(I say this as I chow down a bag of potato chips)

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atticus88th -7 points 4 days ago

Uh oh, raisins are processed food!

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yenahmik 19 points 4 days ago

They may be processed, but they aren't ultra processed.

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seat6 24 points 4 days ago

Toddlers don’t need special foods; they can and should eat the same things we do

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Onomatopoeia 4 points 4 days ago

Well when the adults don't know how to cook and eat like shit already...

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Drusas 9 points 4 days ago

Foods "sold for" toddlers.

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Onomatopoeia 3 points 4 days ago

Processed foods are processed.

Story at 11.

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Gsus4 2 points 4 days ago

Gotta get them used to eating shit from a young age, I guess.

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AA5B 2 points 4 days ago

I have a hard time being outraged on this one….. it’s a list of foods we avoided for our kids when they were toddlers. It was never hard to see that they should be avoided

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AmidFuror 1 point 4 days ago

Pizza, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, peanut butter.

I can't think of the fifth food, but I guess it's the healthy one.

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TIEPilot 1 point 4 days ago

Just get one of these and your good to go...

https://youtu.be/n5Gn8jt55LQ

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BigBoyShuanzee 0 points 4 days ago

And here I am trying to find a chemist that has infant rice. My daughter will be so healthy and so safe from every virus that she will never get the immunity to the virus.. I hate my wife a little bit because she won't let our daughter take on the smallest generic viruses to build immunity.

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sudoMakeUser 0 points 4 days ago