Flamin' Hot Chips are in the Hot Seat

An extremely popular flavor of Cheetos called “Flamin’ Hot Cheetos,” is under fire in recent news. School districts in three states are banning the chips because, officials say, the snack is too high in fat, calories, and sodium for them to be a safe snack for children to eat. Officials also believe that these chips are far too spicy to be safely consumed.
                                              
                   (Child whose nose is running and his mouth is burning from eating cheetos)

I remember these chips myself. I remember eating them in class, through the halls, as I was walking out of school, eating them at home…..I guess eating them everywhere really. For the uninitiated, these chips are bright red and stain your hands (and anything else you touch) but they are seemingly addictive. It seems that these traits of the snack are what parents and officials are concerned about. Teachers and parents have complained about children leaving little bright red fingerprints in their classrooms and on their clothing. Apparently, they are so notorious that they have caused unneccesary visits to the hospital. Children and adults alike will go to the emergency room because they ‘found blood’ in their stool. Upon analysis, however, doctors are often able to determine that the bright red coloring of the stool is in direct relation to the bright red dye in the chips.

                                           (Red stained fingers from eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos)

Until a couple of years ago, chips were always sold in a pretty sizealbe bag and they had several servings in each bag. Even though millions of people in this country are perfectly capable of reading, no one ever read the bag and saw that these colossal sized sodium assault treats had more than one serving per bag. Needless to say, children were eating 3-4 servings of these chips at a time.

                                      (Nutrition label for a popular bag size of these chips)

This one bag of chips has enough salt to bring your blood pressure to that of a whistling tea pot. It would seem that some people have said “enough is enough,” and are trying to drive for a food reform. It’s about time. The biggest of these food wars should be fought in our schools. If more districts get on board with the cause, maybe we can all put an end to the salt ridden addiction.
 

For more fitness information and to take part in some of my promotions follow me on FACEBOOK

You can also see some of my latest fitness videos at my YOUTUBE channel

Penulis : The Business Man ~ Sebuah blog yang menyediakan berbagai macam informasi

Artikel Flamin' Hot Chips are in the Hot Seat ini dipublish oleh The Business Man pada hari Saturday, October 27, 2012. Semoga artikel ini dapat bermanfaat.Terimakasih atas kunjungan Anda silahkan tinggalkan komentar.sudah ada 0 komentar: di postingan Flamin' Hot Chips are in the Hot Seat