The Scary Reason You Should Never Eat Pasta Sauce From A Jar, According To Health Experts

Family pasta night is so popular because it’s one of the most economical meals you can make. Buying a box of pasta and jar of pasta sauce will cost you less than $10 at the grocery store, and produce enough servings for your whole household for a couple days. Feeding your kids pasta with sauce is also one of those parenting survival tips, especially in the early years. And you don’t have to be a kid to appreciate the simplicity of this meal. Asides from the obvious high levels of sugars, sodium and carbohydrates, it is still a home-cooked dinner staple.

But before you add “jarred marinara sauce” to your grocery list for the week, just know that it can contain a small amount of live bugs–and still be totally approved by the FDA!