CNN: How to stop sugar from sneaking into your child’s diet
A lollipop after a morning doctor visit. A cupcake for a classmate’s birthday with lunch. A bag of cookies, gummies or a few little doughuts before after-school activities begin.
And dessert is still a few hours away.
Even the word “snack” — once thought of as a healthy, energizing source of calories for children — can seem like a euphemism for an IV sugar solution these days.
