Can Do Kid Nutrition Bars FAQs

1. What is a Can Do Kid?

A Can Do Kid is anyone young or old who lives their life with a "can-do attitude". Can Do Kids live in everyone's neighborhood and come in all ages (4-99)! They use their positive attitude to achieve their personal goals and to help others. Can Do Kids know that the most powerful thing they can say is "I CAN!".

2. Why are Can Do Kid bars good for children?

Can Do Kid bars are all natural, made with organic ingredients (70%), and contain no trans fat or high fructose corn syrup. They have 17 essential vitamins and minerals for growing, active bodies. Can Do Kid bars have 9 grams of protein and are made with organic tapioca syrup to provide sustained energy between meals for active kids on the go.

3. What makes Can Do Kid bars different from other snack bars?

Kids love the taste of Can Do Kid bars because kids helped create them! Can Do Kid bars are healthy and nutritious and kids will eat them! Can Do Kid bars are specially formulated for children's nutritional needs containing 17 essential vitamins and minerals and 9 grams of protein. They do not contain high fructose corn syrup a common ingredient in many children's snacks and snack bars.

4. What does "Specially formulated for children" mean?

Can Do Kid bars contain 17 vitamins and minerals important for growing bodies. The amounts of these vitamins and minerals are based on the daily needs of children which are different than those of adults. Can Do Kid bars come as two convenient half bars so kids can share or save some for later.

5. Why is organic tapioca syrup a good source of sugar?

Tapioca syrup is absorbed in the body over a period of a few hours. Therefore, Can Do Kid bars provide sustained energy over several hours instead of a "quick high".

6. Why should kids avoid food containing high fructose corn syrup?

High fructose corn syrup provides a quick sugar high and less sustained energy. Also, it is metabolized differently by the body than other forms of sugar and studies show that consuming high fructose corn syrup may be linked to other health issues such as obesity and heart disease.

7. Why does the bar come in two pieces?

Can Do Kid bars come in two convenient pieces so kids can share them or save half for later.

8. If Can Do Kid Bars are gluten free, why doesn't it say so on the package?

The original label design for Can Do Kid bars was done before we were certified gluten free. New labels will come out in late 2008 or early 2009 that say 'gluten free' on the label, but all of our bars have been gluten free all along. You can see what our new label will look like here.

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