Hot Chip Education (A Submitted Article)

A client, Anna asked me to give my personal & professional opinion on this article HERE. Thank you, Ms. Anna, for this one and for being the first reader to suggest an article.

I really hoped when I saw "Memphis mother says hot chips to blame for daughter’s gallbladder removal" was going to be a story that a one time serving of Hot Cheetos or Takis caused problems for the daughter. But of course, it was not. Instead, I see these quotes from the articles,

"She loves them. Every time I go out she says, 'Bring me back some Hot Takis, bring me back some Hot Chips.' I want to make her happy, so I brought them back. She was eating big bags and would take them to school with her," Craighead said.

The Craigmont High student estimates she was eating around four bags of hot snacks a week.

Also when I saw this, I thought it was going to be click-bait. No, this article is trying to educate but it's actually blaming the chips. But with so many burritos & cake recipes, with Hot chips as the primary ingredients, I understand using that angle. But unless food science is able to find the addicting causing ingredient, blame the snacks is moot. Until we all start teaching & monitoring what children including teens are eating we will have "...eating 4 bags..." and a parent confidently say they say they buy the big bags blaming what comes in those bags.

I won't bash the chips. It is a Known Fact that ALL Junk Food is not good for the body especially in large amounts. Anything we eat excessively will harm us. We could eat four apples a day for one week and I can promise you the words diarrhea & cramps will be a part of your vocabulary.

I can imagine the gastritis excessive eating spicy snacks could cause. I can see the child's gallbladder having being removed because of the excessive amounts of the fatty snacks and probably other fatty foods.

The chips companies are doing their supply and demand job. And guess what? Snacks foods have a nutritional label. Look at one from Takis. 13 chips is the serving size and there are 5-6 servings in a bag. Do the math and multiply the bag by 5. Then multiply that answer by 4. That's the damage being done for a week.

I want the human misuse and all the behaviors & actions aiding it to be blamed. Anyone who uses common sense & reads the article understands. And because of the removal surgery, I hope mother & daughter understand that one day. Get well, love.

As Always Talking to You In Adult Terms