What is the buzz about Lunchables?
Lunchables are a very popular lunch kit for kids. And Lunchables are served in some school lunch rooms. Consumer Reports is out with an article, Should You Pack Lunchables for Your Kid’s School Lunch? This article created a firestorm in the media. The reason is that Consumer Reports found that some of these popular prepackaged meals contain relatively high levels of lead, cadmium, and sodium. What products did the Consumer Reports test? They tested 12 store-bought Lunchables and similar prepackaged meal kits for lead and used the food label for sodium content. CR measured lead in terms of percentage of California’s maximum allowable dose level. The sodium % is the percentage of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. What products were tested and what are the lead and sodium percentages? (Table adapted from Lead and Sodium in Lunch Products .) Lunchable Lead % Sodium % Lunchables Turkey and Cheddar...