Fun Pops Assorted Ice Pops - Refreshing Ice Poles - Frozen Fat-Free Refreshers, 24 x 70 ml (Pack of 3)

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This comprehensive guide details what to look for and what to avoid when choosing healthier freezer pops. The healthiest freezer pops:

Fun Pops Fruit Flavored Freezer Pops, 2.5 oz, 36 Count Fun Pops Fruit Flavored Freezer Pops, 2.5 oz, 36 Count

Most store-bought Freezer Pops are not healthy options. They often are simply sugar water with artificial colors and preservatives. It is best to avoid the following freezer pops. Jonny Pops Organic Freezer Pops The FDA considers CMS a “generally regarded as safe” food additive. However, growing research links CMC to inflammatory conditions, including inflammatory bowl disease. (11) Mr. Freeze Freeze Pops Ingredients: Water, glucose-fructose/sugar, citric acid, artificial flavors, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, stevia extract, color Guar Gum. Guar gum is a polysaccharide (polymer of sugar) made from the seeds of the guar plant. It is a soluble fiber that our bodies can not digest. However, gut bacteria can ferment guar gum.(8) A few of the freezer pops we evaluated contain stevia, a non-nutritive natural sweetener. Our evaluation of healthy popsicles provides detailed information on artificial sweeteners and other non-nutritive sweeteners.Most chemicals in artificial flavors also occur in nature and are probably safe. However, the FDA does not review the safety of artificial flavors. (6) Jonny Pops Organic Freezer Pops Cherry Flavor Ingredients: Water, cane sugar, apple juice from concentrate, guar gum, malic acid, natural pineapple flavor, natural orange flavor, natural cherry flavor, organic fruit and vegetable juice for color, stevia extract Unfortunately, none of the freezer pops we evaluated contained enough fiber to be listed on the Nutrition Facts label. Corn syrup, tapioca syrup, and cane sugar are all forms of added sugar that are common ingredients in freezer pops. What about concentrated fruit juice?

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Though only small amounts of artificial coloring are used in foods, such as freezer pops, it is advisable to avoid products that contain anyartificial food coloring. Artificial flavors are made by combining many different chemicals. The exact combination used to create a flavor is proprietary and companies are not required list individual ingredients on a food label.Welch’s Freeze Pops Concord Grape Ingredients: Water, sugar, apple juice from concentrate, citric acid, natural flavors, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, fruit and vegetable juice for color, stevia extract Ideally, fruit juice should be the first and only ingredient in healthy freezer pops. While fruit juice is not as nutrient dense as whole fruit or even a fruit puree, it is a better choice than flavored sugar water. Mechanisms of behavioral, atopic, and other reactions to artificial food colors in children. L Stevens, T Kuczek, J Burgess, M Stochelski, L Arnold, L Galland, Nutr Rev (2013) 71 (5):268-281 ( link) Otter Pops Original Ice Pops Ingredients: Water, high fructose corn syrup, apple and pear juice from concentrate, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Blue 1 Otter Pops 100% Fruit Juice Ice Pops Ingredients: water, apple juice from concentrate, sugar, natural flavors, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate

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Guar Acacia. Guar acacia, also called gum arabic is a complex mixture of glycoproteins and polysaccharides (made from dried sap of Acacia trees. It is soluble fiber our bodies can not digest and is only slightly fermented by gut bacteria.(9, 10) Welch’s Organic Juice Ice Bars Concord Grape Ingredients: Water, concentrated white grape juice, concentrated concord grape juice, cellulose gum, guar gum, gum arabic, malic acid, natural flavorPotassium Sorbate is a preservative used in foods such as cheese, wine, soft drinks, fruit drinks, and baked goods. Carboxymethyl cellulose. Also cellulose gum, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is polysaccharide manufactured from cellulose, found in the cellular walls of plants. Watch videos, play games, enter competitions, get creative on the artpad, and explore all of your favourite shows like Miraculous, Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks, Pokémon, Barbie, Total Dramarama and many more! Though considered safe by the FDA, some children have been found to have negative reactions to artificial food coloring.(2)And many common artificial food dyes have been shown to cause allergic reactions in sensitive people.(3) Though considered safe by the FDA, there is evidence that artificial preservatives can cause intolerance reactions and hypersensitivity in some people.