Don't Eat That!

Five-year-old Sarabeth listened to me read an article about the evils of high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and food dyes, and then we looked at some food labels together.

The next day, when she asked for a snack, I offered her a Nutri-Grain bar. She was appalled, shouting, "Nutri-Grain bars are terrible for you! Do you know what they have in them?!? Were you asleep when you read that label to me?!? I am not eating that!" And she hasn't eaten one since....