I actually vividly remember the advertisements featuring the Kool-Aid Man. That pitcher-shaped, relaxed, baritone dude might even bust through brick walls! I drank gallons of the stuff. I even remember producing Kool-Aid while i was babysitting. I possibly could quickly locate the family’s stash of shaded pouches and tub of white sugar. It was a formula for middle-class living at its finest.
Fast forward to adult me personally. I would under no circumstances serve this to my children and definitely not someone else’s kids. An weight problems epidemic can simply provide one some perspective. I’ve discovered to appreciate authentic fruit packed with fiber and vitamins.
Here’s a beautiful shot I required of Middle E on a uncommon outing with just the two of us. He directed at this screen of Kool-Aid and cauliflower rice risotto frozen asked if there was fruit in the pouches. I responded to, Nope.”
He wisely answered with another question, Why does it have an image of fruit when it doesn’t have fruit inside it?” I stated, Isn’t that silly!” What I wanted to accomplish was hug him and golf swing him round the aisle for making that apparent, but critical connection that packaging can be misleading. He wished to model his greatest Yuck Face alongside the display. Perfect.
What Middle E will understand in a few years is the fact that Kool-Aid is merely selling something. They aren’t thinking about public health. Fruits is usually messy and it costs a lot to make and ship. There are always a million reasons why businesses like Kraft (who owns Kool-Aid) will attempt to find ways to sell us food-like products that are much less temperamental than real fruit.
Can you find the fruit within the ingredient list for the Soarin’ Strawberry Lemonade, that has bright red strawberries on the packaging?
CITRIC ACID, Calcium mineral PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, Organic AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC Acid solution (Supplement C), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, Crimson 40, BHA (PRESERVES FRESHNESS). (resource: )
I didn’t view it either. Unless Crimson 40 is currently the new phrase for strawberry.
In the meantime, I will allow my kids ask lots of questions about food advertising, packaging, and ingredient lists. We will also enjoy sipping whole fruits smoothies which could possibly make us solid plenty of to break through brick wall space.
Amen, Alli and kudos for your son certainly. You must have been so very pleased! I noticed the gallons of tampico (sp?) punch in the backdrop of the picture; another dietary winner!
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