I forgot why I stopped giving LB Pediasure. He seemed to like it and it was touted as being nutritious. Then I took a look at their nutrition label and remembered.
Eighteen grams of sugar in one bottle!!
Holy crap, that seemed like an awful lot. So I Googled candy bars and this is what I found out:
There is just as much sugar in one Pediasure as 1 package of M&Ms Almonds or 1 Take 5 bar.
There is more sugar in one Pediasure than 1 roll of Smarties, 5 pouches of SweetTarts, 1 packet of Fun Dip, 12 Runts, 9 Gobstoppers, 10 Bottlecaps, 1 tbsp of Nerds, or 7 straws of Pixie Stix.
Yes, 7 straws of Pixie Stix. Straight-up sugar.
Ugh, I urge anyone with kids that is using or thinking of using Pediasure to stop. All that sugar has no place in the daily kid's diet!
3 comments:
No wonder they like it. Smart babies.
Holy CRAP! I never knew there was that much sugar in a drink that supposed to be "good" for them.
The blog title is hilarious!
I did enjoy a good pixie stick back in the day...7 may have been a bit much though. ;)
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