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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1.5 oz of plain raisins (the amount in one of those little boxes) has 25 grams of sugar.

The American Heart Association recommends children and teens consume less than 25 grams, or 6 teaspoons, of added sugar per day.

The yogurt covering adds even more sugar.

You are better off giving your kids whole fresh grapes and a [b]small low sugar yogurt[/b].
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Beware of anything labeled "low sugar", it's usually a sweetener.  If kids are raised with plain whole milk yogurt, they're fine with it.  I sweeten(ed) it with honey or preserves or applesauce, etc, that way you know roughly how sweet/sugary it is.  When they were older they did it themselves.  We never restricted access to "junk" or candy or whatever, they just didn't develop a huge fondness for overly sweet things.

On a side note, it's really surprising how overly sweet thing taste when you don't use a lot of sugar.  Kind of like how overly salty food can be if you're not used to it, I imagine?[/quote]

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