School districts in California and New Mexico are trying to ban the popular snack food Flamin' Hot Cheetos because they say it is a health hazard to students.
School officials say the concern is their nutritional value, or lack thereof.
Each bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos contains 26 grams of fat and a quarter of the amount of salt that's recommended for the entire day.
GO HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE, AND DISCUSS IT IN YOUR BLOGS.
1. WHY IS THIS SNACK BEING ATTACKED?
2. HOW MANY GRAMS OF FAT ARE IN ONE BAG OF FLAMIN HOT CHEETOHS?
3. HOW DO CHEETOHS GET THEIR COLOR? IS IT NATURAL?
4. WHY DO DOCTORS SAY THAT CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKEY TO BEING ADDICTED TO FLAMIN HOT CHEETOHS?
5. FRITO LAYS SAYS THAT IT IS COMMITTED TO ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, WHICH INCLUDES NOT MARKETING TO KIDS UNDER 12. IN YOUR OPINION, DOES FRITO LAY MARKET TO KIDS 12 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER? IF SO, HOW DO THEY DO IT?
Answer the questions above in your blogs. Read the article at the URL below.
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/schools-aim-popular-flamin-hot-cheetos-125501497--abc-news-health.html
Go to this URL to see the nutrition information on the back of a bag of Flamin Hot Cheetohs. http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/cheetos-flamin-hot.html
Take a screen shot of the label and post it in your blog. What do you notice on the label? What do you think of the front of the bag? The character of Chester Cheetha?
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