23 Jan There’s no such thing as Children’s Food

When you think of food for children, what foods come to mind? Aside from foods specifically for infants, here are just a few of the top foods that come to mind for me.

• Pop-Tarts
• Popsicles
• Fruit Chew Snacks
• Sugary Cereals such as Frosted Flakes or Fruit Loops.
• Moon Pies

Personally, I don't refer to these as foods; I refer to them as JUNK.

Sure, some adults do eat these snacks (junk food); however, these are mostly targeted for kids. There's nothing about these foods that make them "kids" food. Kids aren't some type of subspecies that require food that is different than adults.

So why do we automatically think foods such as these are for children?

It's called marketing.

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