TIL that 4 out of 5 toddler foods are ultraprocessed. Nearly half fail to meet nutrition standards
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/28/health/toddler-foods-ultraprocessed-wellness?Date=20260728&Profile=CNN
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TheHonorableT@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 30d
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.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 30d
Exactly.
Shop the outer ring of a grocery store, not the shelves.
(I say this as I chow down a bag of potato chips)
atticus88th@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 30d
Uh oh, raisins are processed food!
yenahmik@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 30d
They may be processed, but they aren't ultra processed.
seat6@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 30d
Toddlers don’t need special foods; they can and should eat the same things we do
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 30d
Well when the adults don't know how to cook and eat like shit already...
Drusas@fedia.io · 9 pts · 30d
Foods "sold for" toddlers.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 30d
Processed foods are processed.
Story at 11.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 30d
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
Gsus4@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 30d
Gotta get them used to eating shit from a young age, I guess.
BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 30d
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.
AmidFuror@fedia.io · 1 pts · 30d
Pizza, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, peanut butter.
I can't think of the fifth food, but I guess it's the healthy one.
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 30d
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 30d
Just get one of these and your good to go...
https://youtu.be/n5Gn8jt55LQ