Foods that *seem* healthy but are not...

[Inanna]

Aaah yes cereal. Thhat does my head in. I have yet to find one that has no sugar. They are so choc full that you're right Pony they should be in the confectionary aisle... Grrrrr

[Tinks]

I was going to nominate breakfast cereal and muesli bars too. Have you eaten Corn Flakes lately? I can't taste the 'corn' for sugar!

Roll ups and fruit sticks are another pet peeve of mine.

[Kazbah]

dried fruits ...

fruit juices ....

"health" waters ...

[Inanna]

We don't have cereal apart from rolled oats - I just personally can't come at feeding my kids sugar for breakfast. I think those companies have a lot to answer for. My kids think I am mean for not feeding them "iron man food". I have tried to explain that iron man is on a sugar high.....

[Tinks]

I'm the same Inanna. I refuse to allow my kids to go to school hyped up on sugar. i dn't care how 'uncool' I am. I do buy a small pack of Coco Pops as a treat on school holidays though.

[LimeSlice]

Hot chips...well they are a vegetable...

Roll Ups are a pet peeve of mine

Commercial yoghurt

Philadelphia Cream Cheese - people seem to think that because it has way less fat than butter you can use 6 times as much of it?? lol

[Inanna]

:yeahthat: Lime - and the fact that philly cheese barely resembles a food....

[~clover~]

The only cereals I buy are cheerio's, nutri grain (odd occasion) & kids weetbix. Not sure if the cheerio's are as good as they say they are, but I agree with the sugar for breakfast thing. A friend of mine was shocked when she found out thats all they get. Her child is 6 & at the dentist every other month for something new. Says alot.

TBH, I can't think of any others off the top of my head. I hate juices & cordial. Only buy one a week & the kids get one a day.

Oh I know. Nutella! I hate the advertising for that stuff! Seriously...chocolate for brekky? Go for it kids. Great idea

[Floweryfields]

I'm the same Inanna. I refuse to allow my kids to go to school hyped up on sugar. i dn't care how 'uncool' I am. I do buy a small pack of Coco Pops as a treat on school holidays though.

I was never allowed coco pops or fruit loops as a kid - in fact, only recently (i'm 33) did I taste a dry cocopop - didn't like it either. I was allowed to have nutrigrain, rice bubbles or cornflakes though, all options I will not give to my children (i don't think!)

[~clover~]

I was never allowed coco pops or fruit loops as a kid - in fact, only recently (i'm 33) did I taste a dry cocopop - didn't like it either. I was allowed to have nutrigrain, rice bubbles or cornflakes though, all options I will not give to my children (i don't think!)

Doubt my kids will ever get fruit loops while in my house. DD2 is allergic to some food colourings...no thanks!

[Indadhanu]

Fruity Bix. Do you know that the wild berry fruity bix have as much sugar as Coco Pops??? Yep, its true, as I shocking found out while munching on a bowl of them! But SHHHHHH don't tell Shel. I'm always on at her about my cereal choioces being healthy and her's being unhealthy!!!!! Oh dear! LMAO!

Fruit loops and roll ups are a huge bug bear of mine. GRRRRR, neither of them resemble ANY type of fruit I know of. Actually, neither even TASTE like a fruit.

[Phteven]

The weet-bix are pretty salty. The kid's one has heaps less salt but we eat heaps so we finish those tiny boxes really fast.

[Floweryfields]

Roll ups, fruit sticks, muesli bars, those 'fruit' lollies, fruit juice poppers, colour cordial pop top drinks, custard cups - yogos, etc. Basically the majority of things people pack in their children's lunch boxes! rice bubbles, coco pops, any breakfast cereal that's not rolled oats, weetbix or maybe sultana bran. Even rice crackers can be bad if you eat too many.

My personal loves that I know arent' helathy - soy crisps, mmm, could eat the whole bag in one go, but full of fat!

The key is modertion - but parents need to be very careful of the amount of sugar and additives they feed their school children daily.

[Inanna]

I have a vendetta against lunchbox crappolla too. It's disturbing how much sugar, additives & chemical is in lunchbox...

[Inanna]

BJ - nutrigrain was listed as one of the highest on the sugar content list - just thought you might like to know.

[~clover~]

BJ - nutrigrain was listed as one of the highest on the sugar content list - just thought you might like to know.

Lol, doesn't suprise me. As I said, its not often I buy them. Will take sugar over food colourings any day. DD2 climbs the walls after something yellow.

[Inanna]

Nutrigrain has colouring too: E150 Caramel
You probably know but in case you don't I thought I'd let you know. It upsets me how these companies get away with all the crap in food and unwary consumers buy their products. Disregard if you knew...

ETA: I am an unashamed food nazi

[Tinks]

Aaah yes cereal. Thhat does my head in. I have yet to find one that has no sugar. They are so choc full that you're right Pony they should be in the confectionary aisle... Grrrrr

I only buy Weet Bix, Vita Brits and Porridge. They're the only ones with no added sugar. The other brands of wheat biscuit type cereal have sugar. Even the organic labelled Vita Brits have raw sugar added.