On this day you shall rejoice and party. You shall consume treats of various sizes and shapes, tastes and textures. I want you to enjoy, to cheat on everything you have been working so hard on. I want you to eat as much filth as you possibly can, recklessly and excessively. Pig out until your belt rips off, until your stomach aches and your head breaks out with beads of sweat. I want you to eat that candy. I'm BEGGING you to eat that candy...but first, check out what is in it. (Scarier than ghosts)
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS: Big surprise. You actually thought that Jolly Rancher was a rectangular blueberry? Not too likely. Culprits such as aspartame and sucralose trick the body and actually still promote obesity. Not to mention aspartame's 167 possible side-effects that you are rolling the dice on every time you put it in your mouth. Be very suspect of anything in a wrapper, box, or has a neon color.
ARTIFICIAL COLORS: These lovely colors that glow and make your food look like a solid rainbow are linked to asthma, allergies and cancer. Even though common sense could tell you this, studies show that even the colorings in food lead to an increase in hyperactivity. If you are concerned with your child's fake disorder "ADHD", give them exercise and stop feeding them garbage.
SODIUM BENZOATE: You most likely have read this on your food label and thought nothing of it. Well, in fact it is a preservative that prevents molding on your food. This allows for a longer shelf life of food in the stores while it waits for you to purchase it. Some products have both sodium benzoate AND ascorbic acid (vitamin C) which forms the chemical benzene. The FDA is actually on the ball with this one and officially labels benzene as a cancer causing substance.
BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE (BHA) and BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE (BHT): What the heck did I just write? I can barely pronounce it, let alone type it out accurately. These two gems are used to make sure your candy and food that contain fat do not become rancid. BHA is yeast defoaming and BHT preserves food, flavor and color. Some studies show that there are people unable to metabolize these two substances which leads to health complications and increased cancer rates. BHT is banned in England.
I'm not on the bandwagon of "everything in moderation". It is just one night out of the year, but you know that you and your little ones eat the food collected and purchased for this night for weeks and weeks to come. Poor parenting choices lead to bad habits that form to affect the longevity of our children's lives. If you are going to enjoy your Halloween, do so in severe moderation, and leave the treats for one night, and one night only.
No comments:
Post a Comment