Children Often Confused About Which Foods Are Healthy, New Study Finds

And often kids (and I would venture many adults as well) cannot tell the difference between foods that claim to be good for you and foods that are in fact good for you.



From ScienceDaily:
TV Confuses Children About Which Foods Are Healthy, New Study Finds: "Foods marketed as aiding weight-loss were particularly problematical for the kids in the study. They equated the words 'diet' and 'fat-free' with being nutritious.

'When they were presented with choices like Diet Coke vs. orange juice and fat-free ice cream vs. cottage cheese, they were more likely to pick the wrong answer -- the diet and fat-free foods -- than when they were presented with choices without these labels, for example, spinach vs. lettuce."