Lunchables health concerns: What to know

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Published 2024-04-11
A new study from the advocacy group Consumer Reports found that Lunchables, the longtime prepackaged boxes popular with children nationwide, have high levels of sodium, lead and other heavy metals. The group is now calling for the federal government to remove them from the National School Lunch Program. KraftHeinz says Lunchables “meet strict safety standards.” Nancy Chen has details.
Air Date: Apr 11, 2024.

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All Comments (21)
  • @mikehancho138
    I'm surprised people thought they were healthy to eat.
  • @foxylovelace2679
    I love that Kraft is denying it. Its gonna mean an even bigger embarassment when they get Boeing'd.
  • @garysinnott340
    Where the hell are they making these things, next to a nuclear waste reprocessing plant?
  • In college them things had my stomach James brown dancing of course ..
  • @Paul-du3qq
    Sounds like to me that the real issue is the "safety standards" set by our government.
  • “Taking it with a grain of salt” because it has copious amounts of salt or sodium
  • @yenxion6516
    😬 I usually get them as a snack at work now I won’t anymore.
  • @Ephesianss429
    I remember hearing years ago that these were the most unhealthy things to feed your kids. My son used to beg for them I rarely every bought them and I'm glad for that. At least they're catching it years and years later. But it probably doesn't matter Americans are so dumbed down by our food supply no one will do anything.
  • @ericeandco
    Have to wonder about parents that think a crackers and cheese constitutes a lunch that’s supposed to hold a child till dinner.
  • Why am i just now finding out that these are unhealthy 😢 i was just thinking of buying one for nostalgia cuz i haven’t had one since i was 9 or 10
  • @joseph10704
    in the 90s growing up if u had a lunchable u were the king that day in the class room.No many kids always got them but when u did u were the talk of the class .now today the fact they want to band them tells alot about were the country is heading sure are they bad for u always they were always not good for u.But the country we live into today the same moms and dad who have kids today and use to eat these foods now are calling for a no more kind of talk.I mean hell kids today are growing up weak .
  • @craigvogel2935
    All these foods pushed on the public are horrible for humans and the corporate line is always we are in the guidelines which we all know it’s a joke
  • @RainyTurtloid.
    If you buy luncables you don’t appreciate your money
  • @matthewst537
    Rather eat a lunchable pre packaged then sloppy leftovers served fresh