Saturday, March 4, 2017

Is "healthy" overused with kids?

I received an email recently Helen Seagle, Clinical Nutrition Manager, Children’s Hospital Colorado in which she raises a question that’s really got me thinking.
Helen questions  how we all liberally use the term “healthy” in kids material.
   Healthy food, healthy choices, health snacks…..
She asks – “does healthiness equal “nutritiousness”?  Unless something is toxic can’t it contribute to nutrition.

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