Jude said...(it's about Splenda!)

We canceled our cable a few months ago for a couple of different reasons: for one, Jimmy and I hardly have time to watch tv and when we do we would rather watch something on Netflix, and the second reason being that I was fed up with all the commercials on the Nick and Disney channels that Jude was watching. (If Jude wants to watch something now it's either PBS or something on Netflix instant.) I'm sorry but I don't want my child telling me what he wants to eat based on a commercial. How many commercials do you see for organic fruits and vegetables, none right? No, they are all for seemingly healthy foods like yogurt and cereal except they are the ones filled with high fructose corn syrup (and no it is not fine in moderation because there is no moderation when EVERYTHING has it in it!), artificial dyes, preservatives, and five times the sugar content that a child actually needs.

So anyway, I could go on and on about the toxic food marketed towards our children but that's not really the point of this post. The point is the power of commercials. I can always tell when Jude has stayed with my mom the day before because he talks about things that he's seen on commercials while watching his old favorite shows on Nick and Disney.

This morning Jude was eating breakfast when he nonchilantly told me that, "Splenda is used almost all over the world and that Splenda is America's favorite no calorie sweetener." It was like a tv commercial coming right out of his mouth! Take into mind, we were not eating anything with Splenda and we don't even own any Splenda. It just came out of nowhere. So I had to explain to him that while it may be America's favorite no calorie sweetener, it is NOT healthy.

Here is something I found tonight on Splenda via The Truth About Splenda:
"Splenda is not natural; it is a chlorinated artificial sweetener. There have been no long-term human studies on the safety of Splenda; however, issues have been raised about Splenda in a new study from Duke University. According to the study, Splenda “suppresses beneficial bacteria and directly affects the expression of the transporter P-gp and cytochrome P-450 isozymes that are known to interfere with the bioavailability of drugs and nutrients. Furthermore, these effects occur at Splenda doses that contain sucralose levels that are approved by the FDA for use in the food supply.”"

Gross!