[Chaja]

I've always heard to avoid phosphates and I am trying to keep all of them away from my ds - which is easy so far since he's pretty much bm and some organic pastas, fruits and veggies, BUT on a box of Simply Organic something (basically like an organic hamburger helper - which I know is bad, but my dh LOVES) although most ingredients seemed acceptable for a processed food - it does contain phosphates.

I know why phosphates are bad for the water ways and why they should stay out of detergents, but remind me why they're bad for people?

Thanks, Janna