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8 surprising foods that suggest the FDA needs to update its definition of 'healthy'

Dec 9, 2015, 20:30 IST

Aly Weisman/Business Insider

Last week, nut-filled snack bar company Kind got into a spat with the Food and Drug Administration over what's considered healthy.

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In March, the FDA issued a warning letter that explained why Kind had to remove the word "healthy" from its labels, along with a "+" sign that once was used between the words antioxidants and protein. (To bear the "+," the bar needs 10% more of the healthy nutrients in a comparable snack bar.)

Kind isn't taking the situation lightly, instead challenging the way "healthy" is defined as it relates to fat.

Here's a rundown of all the foods the FDA considers "healthy," and those it does not:

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