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[Closed] Fat Free / Sugar Free Stats On Food Labelling.

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I was just over hearing a conversation in the office regarding how a Batchelor's instant noodle box was "60% less fat than pot noodle*

I just sat there chuckling to myself that educated individuals do not see through these shocking and misleading claims.  I felt like chirping up and saying "now lets think about this for a moment.  Are noodles carb or fat ... maybe you should look at the sugar content "

The best one I saw recently was Henry Goode's Soft Classic Liquorice which prided itself on being only 2% fat!!!


 
Posted : 15/05/2018 12:06 pm
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My daughter is Type 1 diabetic trying to find proper information about the amount of carbs in food can be a real minefield. Weirdest thing is that McDonalds is by far the best company for providing a break down of their food.

We ate at Prezzo's on the way back from a trip out on Sunday night, my daughter just wanted a kids pizza, nowhere do they provide any nutritional information at all, not even on their website. The young lad that was a waiter there saw my daughters insulin pump and then showed her his as well, he said he rarely ate at work due to the fact they wouldn't produce any info.

I think the worst thing though is things like this that pretend they are "healthy" with a name like Vit-Water, each bottle has 32g of pure sugar more than a can of Coke

https://www.coca-colaproductfacts.com/en/products/glaceau-vitaminwater/power-c/20-oz/


 
Posted : 15/05/2018 12:17 pm
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I just sat there chuckling to myself that educated individuals do not see through these shocking and misleading claims.  I felt like chirping up and saying “now lets think about this for a moment.  Are noodles carb or fat … maybe you should look at the sugar content

it isn't misleading if it actually does contain 60% less fat.  Also sugar isn't the same as carbs hence why they list both.


 
Posted : 15/05/2018 6:00 pm
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Sugar is 100% fat free. This is all the knowledge you need to start an argument with the types that take food label claims seriously.


 
Posted : 15/05/2018 6:11 pm
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sugar is also 100% natural


 
Posted : 15/05/2018 6:25 pm
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Instant noodles are surprisingly high in fat. They are deep fried to dehydrate them. A pot noodle is 16g of fat per pot.


 
Posted : 15/05/2018 6:32 pm

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