Thursday, 7 February 2013

Fruit Juice or Fruit Drink Poppers?

Lunch box contents (cont): There are an increasing array of fruit juice poppers on our supermarket shelves and what to choose remains a frequent dilemma for many mums, dads & carers.
Filtered water in a BPA free bottle is a wise choice but should you wish to include a popper I will discuss my findings to date & follow through with a 2nd post.
It's best to stay away from the fruit drinks. They contain minimal juice (max. 40%) and added sugar. Golden Circle Pineapple and Golden Circle Sunshine Punch contain more than 6 tspns (30.5g) of sugar per 250ml. box.
Artificial colours sunset yellow( 110), quinoline yellow (104), carmoisine (122), allura red AC (129), tartrazine (102) and ponceau 4R (124) in particular have been cited as additives that children showing signs of hyperactivity should avoid. GLO Orange Mango, Berry Blast, Apple Mango and Orange varieties and POP TOP Orange and Wild Berries varieties each contains one or more of these colours.

It's now mandatory in the European Union for food and drinks containing any of these six colours to be
 labelled with the warning: "May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." And the UK's Food Standards Agency actively encourages the food industry to participate in a voluntary ban of these colours in foods.

WE NEED THIS LABELLING IN AUSTRALIA.
(to be cont)

                                                            


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