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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the issue with the "sugar bomb" pouches. Most of these pouches are not with added sugar. The "sugar" listed is naturally occurring complex sugars. Is it really a surprise that fruits contain sugars?? You'd get the same amount of "sugar" eating these fruits whole. [/quote]

Kids who eat from pouches are more likely to eat a lot more fruit (and thereby take in more sugar) than if they were to consume the fruit whole. It's just easier to eat in this format than if having to chew. It's kind of like an adult smoothie---I can eat significantly more fruits when in smoothie form than I would if consuming a bowl of cut fruit.

In general, consumption of these pouches is correlated to childhood obesity, and so a little may be ok, but a full pouch diet probably isn't good for kids.

In this case, the infant doesn't seem to be eating enough even if she is using pouches. So I don't really think it's anything to be concerned about here, though I do understand the general impulse to try and avoid pouches with so much fruit.[/quote]

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