How often do you give your kids- Oscar Meyer Lunchables?

[Anonymous]

Vegetarian, nut-allergy mom here. Didn't know withholding meat was child abuse! Don't worry, PP, my children are far from malnourished. They have terrific iron levels and are quite strapping children.

Yes, it's hard to not eat nuts (it's easy to not eat meat), but we manage just fine. And anyway, in all seriousness, nuts lose a lot of their appeal when you realize they could quite possibly kill your child one day should the worst come to pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:never. they look gross.

how does this look gross to you???

http://www.kraftbrands.com/lunchables/ourproducts/default.aspx?navID=lunchables-uploaded&productID=turkey-and-cheddar-sub&product=4470006956

I think something is off with you, if you think that *doesn't* look gross.

[Anonymous]

Never. our preschool doesn't allow them in any case.

[Anonymous]

I try to feed my kids a variety of mostly healthy foods, but we often order pizza on Fridays and get fast food on road trips.

I don't buy lunchables because they have no redeeming nutritional value, are expensive, and have too much wasteful packaging. My 6yo begged for one for a field trip this year. He came home starving because it was "so gross!"

There's no food in that food!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:never. they look gross.

how does this look gross to you???

http://www.kraftbrands.com/lunchables/ourproducts/default.aspx?navID=lunchables-uploaded&productID=turkey-and-cheddar-sub&product=4470006956

I think something is off with you, if you think that *doesn't* look gross.

what's off with me is i don't live in DCUM world like you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My political objection to giving kids shit like that to eat is too strong at this point. It is disgusting what is going on with obesity and kids in this country and the good companies are to blame.

What about the thin, underweight kids? My DCs are both underweight. They eat lunchables at times. What is the political objection?

Maybe they are underweight because you're feeding them wrong? Nutrient desert at your house?

Ugh! This area is so annoying. We eat all types of foods. DCs like blueberries, carrots, and red peppers. They also like cupcakes, ice cream, and cheetos. Some days we have grilled chicken, rice, and salad, some days we have pepperoni pizza. I can't wait to see these kids who've never been exposed to junk food at college. My parents and my generation grew up on hotdogs, twinkies, and Hi-C. We NEVER ate vegetables in my house when I was a kid. My parents and I are in great health. My grandmother just passed at 94 years old. Food is not medicine. It is food.

I don't think you understand how food works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:never. they look gross.

how does this look gross to you???

http://www.kraftbrands.com/lunchables/ourproducts/default.aspx?navID=lunchables-uploaded&productID=turkey-and-cheddar-sub&product=4470006956

I think something is off with you, if you think that *doesn't* look gross.

what's off with me is i don't live in DCUM world like you do.

It's fake cheese, meat that has little to no nutrition and salted beyond recognition to mask its chemicals, and some baked white dough. That's appetizing to you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:never. they look gross.

how does this look gross to you???

http://www.kraftbrands.com/lunchables/ourproducts/default.aspx?navID=lunchables-uploaded&productID=turkey-and-cheddar-sub&product=4470006956

I think something is off with you, if you think that *doesn't* look gross.

what's off with me is i don't live in DCUM world like you do.

Which mean, what? That you live in Haymarket or Ashburn, and regularly feed your kids processed crap loaded with sugar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A typical lunch that my child brings to school includes: water, chicken, brown rice, carrots, apples, broccoli, salt. Notice that all of these items are food.

On the other hand, here is what is in lunchables: WATER: SPRING WATER. APPLESAUCE: APPLES, WATER, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C). SUB BUN: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ([WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY LECITHIN, DATEM), SALT, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ENZYMES. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST--CURED--SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED--BROWNED WITH CARAMEL COLOR: TURKEY BREAST, WATER, POTASSIUM LACTATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR. PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT: MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ANNATTO (COLOR), WITH STARCH ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION. CONTAINS: MILK. CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR PALM OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), DEXTROSE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, CORNSTARCH, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN--AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. NONFAT MAYONNAISE DRESSING: WATER, VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL*, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GEL, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, EGG YOLKS*, MUSTARD FLOUR, LACTIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, VITAMIN E ACETATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, YELLOW 6, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), BLUE 1, WITH POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES. *TRIVIAL SOURCE OF FAT AND CHOLESTEROL. CONTAINS: EGG. TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORED SOFT DRINK MIX: SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), VITAMIN E ACETATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (PREVENTS CAKING), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM AND SUCRALOSE (SWEETENERS), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40, BLUE 1, BHA (PRESERVES FRESHNESS

good grief - separate it out - and you'll realize that it's not all garbage:


WATER: SPRING WATER.

APPLESAUCE: APPLES, WATER, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C).

SUB BUN: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ([WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY LECITHIN, DATEM), SALT, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ENZYMES. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.

OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST--CURED--SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED--BROWNED WITH CARAMEL COLOR: TURKEY BREAST, WATER, POTASSIUM LACTATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR.

PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT: MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ANNATTO (COLOR), WITH STARCH ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION. CONTAINS: MILK.

CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR PALM OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), DEXTROSE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, CORNSTARCH, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN--AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.

NONFAT MAYONNAISE DRESSING: WATER, VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL*, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GEL, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, EGG YOLKS*, MUSTARD FLOUR, LACTIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, VITAMIN E ACETATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, YELLOW 6, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), BLUE 1, WITH POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES. *TRIVIAL SOURCE OF FAT AND CHOLESTEROL. CONTAINS: EGG.

TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORED SOFT DRINK MIX: SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), VITAMIN E ACETATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (PREVENTS CAKING), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM AND SUCRALOSE (SWEETENERS), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40, BLUE 1, BHA (PRESERVES FRESHNESS

[Anonymous]

No, since they aren't halal. If it was, I might get one for the kids once in a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A typical lunch that my child brings to school includes: water, chicken, brown rice, carrots, apples, broccoli, salt. Notice that all of these items are food.

On the other hand, here is what is in lunchables: WATER: SPRING WATER. APPLESAUCE: APPLES, WATER, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C). SUB BUN: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ([WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY LECITHIN, DATEM), SALT, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ENZYMES. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST--CURED--SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED--BROWNED WITH CARAMEL COLOR: TURKEY BREAST, WATER, POTASSIUM LACTATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR. PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT: MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ANNATTO (COLOR), WITH STARCH ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION. CONTAINS: MILK. CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR PALM OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), DEXTROSE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, CORNSTARCH, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN--AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. NONFAT MAYONNAISE DRESSING: WATER, VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL*, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GEL, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, EGG YOLKS*, MUSTARD FLOUR, LACTIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, VITAMIN E ACETATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, YELLOW 6, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), BLUE 1, WITH POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES. *TRIVIAL SOURCE OF FAT AND CHOLESTEROL. CONTAINS: EGG. TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORED SOFT DRINK MIX: SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), VITAMIN E ACETATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (PREVENTS CAKING), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM AND SUCRALOSE (SWEETENERS), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40, BLUE 1, BHA (PRESERVES FRESHNESS

good grief - separate it out - and you'll realize that it's not all garbage:


WATER: SPRING WATER.

APPLESAUCE: APPLES, WATER, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C).

SUB BUN: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ([WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY LECITHIN, DATEM), SALT, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ENZYMES. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.

OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST--CURED--SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED--BROWNED WITH CARAMEL COLOR: TURKEY BREAST, WATER, POTASSIUM LACTATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR.

PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT: MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ANNATTO (COLOR), WITH STARCH ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION. CONTAINS: MILK.

CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR PALM OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), DEXTROSE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, CORNSTARCH, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN--AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.

NONFAT MAYONNAISE DRESSING: WATER, VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL*, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GEL, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, EGG YOLKS*, MUSTARD FLOUR, LACTIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, VITAMIN E ACETATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, YELLOW 6, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), BLUE 1, WITH POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES. *TRIVIAL SOURCE OF FAT AND CHOLESTEROL. CONTAINS: EGG.

TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORED SOFT DRINK MIX: SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), VITAMIN E ACETATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (PREVENTS CAKING), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM AND SUCRALOSE (SWEETENERS), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40, BLUE 1, BHA (PRESERVES FRESHNESS

OK--which part isn't garbage? Oh right. The applesauce. And the water. The rest? Garbage.

[Anonymous]

Never, and I totally judge the mom who sends them for her 3 yo kid for Lunch Bunch every week. I try not to be judgy about other people's food choices, but Lunchables are such shit that their very existence enrages me. I hate that these are marketed to busy parents as a healthy lunch for their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A typical lunch that my child brings to school includes: water, chicken, brown rice, carrots, apples, broccoli, salt. Notice that all of these items are food.

On the other hand, here is what is in lunchables: WATER: SPRING WATER. APPLESAUCE: APPLES, WATER, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C). SUB BUN: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ([WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY LECITHIN, DATEM), SALT, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ENZYMES. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST--CURED--SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED--BROWNED WITH CARAMEL COLOR: TURKEY BREAST, WATER, POTASSIUM LACTATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR. PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT: MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ANNATTO (COLOR), WITH STARCH ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION. CONTAINS: MILK. CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR PALM OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), DEXTROSE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, CORNSTARCH, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN--AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY. NONFAT MAYONNAISE DRESSING: WATER, VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL*, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GEL, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, EGG YOLKS*, MUSTARD FLOUR, LACTIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, VITAMIN E ACETATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, YELLOW 6, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), BLUE 1, WITH POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES. *TRIVIAL SOURCE OF FAT AND CHOLESTEROL. CONTAINS: EGG. TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORED SOFT DRINK MIX: SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), VITAMIN E ACETATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (PREVENTS CAKING), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM AND SUCRALOSE (SWEETENERS), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40, BLUE 1, BHA (PRESERVES FRESHNESS

good grief - separate it out - and you'll realize that it's not all garbage:


WATER: SPRING WATER.

APPLESAUCE: APPLES, WATER, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C).

SUB BUN: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR ([WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONO- & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY LECITHIN, DATEM), SALT, GUAR GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ENZYMES. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.

OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST--CURED--SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED--BROWNED WITH CARAMEL COLOR: TURKEY BREAST, WATER, POTASSIUM LACTATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR.

PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT: MILK, WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, ENZYMES, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ANNATTO (COLOR), WITH STARCH ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION. CONTAINS: MILK.

CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR PALM OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), DEXTROSE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, CORNSTARCH, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN--AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.

NONFAT MAYONNAISE DRESSING: WATER, VINEGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL*, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GEL, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, EGG YOLKS*, MUSTARD FLOUR, LACTIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, VITAMIN E ACETATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, SPICE, YELLOW 6, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), BLUE 1, WITH POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES. *TRIVIAL SOURCE OF FAT AND CHOLESTEROL. CONTAINS: EGG.

TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORED SOFT DRINK MIX: SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), VITAMIN E ACETATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (PREVENTS CAKING), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM AND SUCRALOSE (SWEETENERS), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40, BLUE 1, BHA (PRESERVES FRESHNESS

You would really want to feed your child any of that (other than the water and applesauce)? It is literally hundreds of chemicals!

[Anonymous]

Life is literally hundreds of chemicals.

[Anonymous]

Never. And I don't understand buying the pre-made processed food PB&J sandwiches. How difficult is it to make PB&J?