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Adults living with kids consume more fat

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I could have told you this ages ago! But, instead of asking me, the The University of Iowa and University of Michigan health system took a look at what people who live with kids eat. The study showed that "adults living with children ate an extra 4.9 grams of fat daily, including 1.7 grams of saturated fat. Adults living with children also were found to be more likely to eat high-fat foods and snacks."

The researchers claim that this is most likely to do with what's in the fridge and pantry of the average kid household. Snacks, convenience foods, and foods that are marketed to kids, like hot dogs, mac and cheese, and pizza, are generally high in fat. Even though we know it's junk, it's hard to resist that stuff when it's around. Raise your hand if you ever finish off the rest of the mac and cheese or have the last slice of pizza, even when you think it's revolting. (Or, maybe that's just me?)

I do try, though, to keep healthier stuff around. These days my kids are happily snacking on tangerines, raw nuts in the shell (why is it so fun to use the nutcracker? it just is, I suppose) and red bell peppers. What good-for-everyone snacks do you recommend?

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