Sugar & Kids

I started this research thinking the question was “What symptoms does too much sugar cause?” I ended up thinking the […]

The classic “healthy dinner” pitch — a roasted fillet, a pot of brown rice, roasted broccoli on the side, forty

Juice has a reputation as the “healthy” default drink — but a glass of 100% apple juice has roughly the

Picture any five-year-old’s birthday party: cake, juice, a dozen kids running around for two hours, and every child going home

The $12 bottle gets sold as the healthier choice. I wanted to know whether it actually earns the premium: is

“Real strawberries” sounds useful until you try to explain what it actually tells you about the food. A strawberry yogurt

A rough afternoon after a sweet snack is easy to label a “sugar crash.” Before calling it one, it helps

Honey Nut Cheerios looked like an obvious baseline. Then I checked the current label: 12 grams of added sugar. That

A kids’ yogurt tube can carry 9 grams of added sugar. Two tubes: 18 grams — before you count the

Cold turkey sounds decisive. With kids, it can turn a simple food change into a fight. The problem isn’t the