Blowpop Calories
In this day and age, it's almost impossible for parents to determine what their kids can and can't eat. There are so many products these days that are truly unhealthy for kids, not to mention everyone. But these issues couldn't be more important in the junk food and the candy that kids consume on a daily basis. There are certain types of candy that could be dangerous and they might have averse affects on a child's health. TOPPS Ring Pop Space Gems, for example, may seem like something that would be unhealthy for your kids, but after looking closely at the nutrition facts for these fun candy rings, they are actually low in calories and their sugar content is much less than that of a can of soda.
To be specific, Ring Pop Space Gems have 70 calories per ring pop and only eleven grams of sugar. Also, they don't have any fat content which is a plus for kids. They can get their fat from other junk food. These tasty treats only have fourteen carbohydrates per serving and they only have around two percent of the sodium consumed per day which amounts to about fifty five milligrams. There's also no cholesterol in these colorful ring pops.
Compared to other candy products, like Hershey's Golden Almond Solitaires, Ring Pop Space Gems are a much healthier choice for kids. One serving of these chocolate squares consists of two hundred and thirty four calories, almost four times the amount of the Ring Pops. Of the 234 calories, 137 of them are fat calories, which is twenty three percent of the fat calories one should consume in a day. There's also more cholesterol than the Ring Pops and they have five more carbohydrates per serving and four more grams of sugar per serving.
If you were to let your children eat Charms Blow Pop Assorted lollipops instead of the Space Gems, they would be ingesting a lot more sugar and a lot more calories. A Charms Super Blow Pop contains 127 calories in one serving and has around thirty six grams of carbohydrates instead of the Gems' 70 and 11 grams, respectively. It also has double the sugar content.
Inevitably, children are going to ingest a certain amount of junk food, but at least parents can control what they eat and Ring Pop Space Gems are a great choice. Other sweets hold a much higher calorie, fat, and sugar content than Ring Pops. If all these things don't convince you, there's always the fact that you can wear it as you eat it.
Let’s resist the “fruit fraud”! Let’s stop blowing the future of this country by systematic undermining health of the American children! (Read Food marketing to children and youth and Diet, ADHD and Behavior). Below is a quotation from recent MSN Health article: Anyone who shops with a child (or several) in tow has to keep an eye out for products the kids grab and toss into the cart. “I always tell parents never to bring a kid to a store,” says Nestle. “The packages with the cartoons on them are often placed on low shelves where even toddlers can reach for them.” A trip down the cereal aisle will confirm this. “Sugary cereals are at kid’s eye level, while the healthier, all-bran options are usually on the highest shelves,” says Tara Gidus, R.D., a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. It’s the same situation at the cash register, where candy and gum are strategically placed to encourage impulse buys by adults and kids can easily grab low-lying products.
Which candy to recommend?
Ironically, another candy from Charms, Tootsie Roll is much less risky but DyeDiet does NOT recommend anything with a foreign additive (red segment in the diagram) in it. Same thing to say about Kraft Caramels or Kit Kat wafers. You may want to look at chocolate candies that are, in general, less risky and more nutritious.
However I would like to gladly recommend fruit snacks like Stretch Island Fruit or Florida’s Natural Au’some Nuggets instead which, if eaten in moderation, will make no harm to you and your children!