How many of you grew up eating grilled cheese sandwiches as a kid, opening that plastic-like cheese out of the plastic it came in with udder delight to get your cheese sandwich fix? Hands raised? You’re not alone. Most all of us love eating grilled cheese sandwiches and likely, those cheese slices we used came out of a Kraft package or generic knock-off. While most of us don’t even qualify that as real cheese now, apparently, the government thinks differently!

Cheese Slice ‘Products’ Get Kids’ Nutrition Seal of Approval

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has actually deemed them as one of the proper sources of calcium for children! They’re now given the “Kids Eat Right label, which is to show consumers what products at the store are healthy for children to eat to get proper nutrients in.

Are you kidding??!!

Here are the ingredients on a Kraft cheese singles label: cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), whey, water, protein concentrate, milk, sodium citrate, calcium phosphate, milkfat, gelatin, salt, sodium phosphate, lactic acid as a preservative, annatto and paprika extract (color), enzymes, Vitamin A palmitate, cheese culture, Vitamin D3.

Any food with that number of ingredients should not be deemed a food, especially when it contains dairy lactose, known to cause allergic reactions in many people, and milk in any form which poses tons of health risks including mood swings, hormonal changes, and even cancer.

But this comes as no surprise – one of the largest supporters of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is … you guessed it – the dairy industry. They’re a large reason why these ‘products’ are still recommended to children everywhere. While it may be a simple trade of the food industry, it’s misleading and downright wrong to let organizations influence such labels on highly processed foods like commercial cheese products.

Probably the worst breakfast a child could have – burst of sugar calories plus additives in the orange drink, and whole lot of carbohydrates providing another sugar burst in the bread and several chemicals in the cheese slices. What a way to start the day! Even worse if its fat-free, it contains an extra dose of undesirable additives!

Let’s start shopping in the produce section instead of selecting food you have to unwrap out of a piece of plastic that feels like rubber, shall we?

Be Informed. Stay Healthy.