Free Kids Nutrition Tip Sheet (March 2010)

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Chocolate; Easter is just around the corner 

Hi everyone,
Its that time of year, the Eater buns hit the shelves weeks ago and rows of chocolate bunnies now fill the supermarket isles.  So lets take a look at chocolate, is it good or bad and how much is enough for children.  

Quick tip for your newsletter:       Chocolate doesn't contain caffeine, but...
While chocolate can have a stimulating effect, like caffeine-containing beverages, in fact it doesn’t contain caffeine. The active constituent in cocoa is methylxanthine theobromine – lets just call it MT for short (phew!). MT has similar effects on our nervous system to caffeine, and while cocoa contains only small amounts of MT, it still has the potential to create a state of alertness, which is another reason why caution should be used when offering it to young children.

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