When we think about unhealthy foods for kids, we naturally think of burgers, fries, chocolate, sweets and potato chips. These are what you try and get them to avoid or at least cut down on. But one thing you might not be aware of is that some foods and drinks which are labelled as healthy might be less healthy than the foods we have just mentioned.
The first of these are bottled waters and sports drinks. You would assume that bottled water would just be plain water. But actually, some of them can contain a lot of sodium and salt. Sports drinks are normally filled with a lot of glucose too and are only designed for using when you have lost fluids or are exercising. If you drink them because you like the taste, then you will be consuming a lot of calories that you will find it hard to burn off.
The next items to be aware of are foods labelled as “low fat”. When you see them you might naturally think they are healthy because they don’t have a lot of fat. Whilst the fact is that they don’t have a lot of fat, they also might have a lot of sugar and calories. These will cause more fat to occur on your body than eating fat will. This is because your body naturally stores excess calories but will use fat faster.
So you might think you are doing the right thing by your kids and buying them healthy foods. When in actual fact you are giving them things that might make them put on weight and be even more unhealthy. So always read the labels on the foods you are buying and never presume they are good for your kids just because they say “low fat”.
