tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post4502848960449802902..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Sugar in breakfast cerealsChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-43597750390351801702015-02-21T23:17:32.066+00:002015-02-21T23:17:32.066+00:00"Hey Norbert, want some Lasagne?"
&quo..."Hey Norbert, want some Lasagne?"<br /><br /><br />"Neighhhh!"Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-1390450914763842692015-02-21T23:16:36.950+00:002015-02-21T23:16:36.950+00:00Chris, good catch on the 20% vs 40%. The article...Chris, good catch on the 20% vs 40%. The article was thus, basically, simply lying, just as I'd be lying if I said auto accidents at an intersection were rare (while keeping to myself that I'm defining rare as "less than one a day.")<br /><br /><br /><br />The Foodies are just following the lessons learned from the Antis.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-82294534693172158592015-02-21T02:32:08.791+00:002015-02-21T02:32:08.791+00:00Thank you for the explanation, I figured that is w...Thank you for the explanation, I figured that is what Gru was referring to, but still don't see the relevance of mentioning horse meat in lasagne, or advanced dementia, when my comment was about cereals and sugar??<br /><br /><br />Horses that eat cereals, and don't have advanced dementia, may still end up in lasagne, depending on where they live, and somehow I should feel bad about this ?? LOL your guess is as good as mine.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-80800088953306231662015-02-20T13:58:54.469+00:002015-02-20T13:58:54.469+00:00In europe there was a scandal: Some lasagne contai...In europe there was a scandal: Some lasagne contained horse meat. People (including me ;)) still think of lasagne when horses are mentioned. <br />Glad to be vegetarian ... :DChristopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-48349382449684354122015-02-20T08:55:16.767+00:002015-02-20T08:55:16.767+00:00What??? Do you have advanced dementia ??? What are...What??? Do you have advanced dementia ??? What are you going on about??? Weird!!Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-57703122287688561522015-02-20T07:47:03.506+00:002015-02-20T07:47:03.506+00:00Would you tell someone with advanced dementia who ...Would you tell someone with advanced dementia who only eats Ready Brek with lots of sugar on that they eat food only fit for horses? I hope not!Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-10542751596621025942015-02-19T22:17:34.269+00:002015-02-19T22:17:34.269+00:00What are you on about? Who mentioned lasagne?What are you on about? Who mentioned lasagne?Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-53809144490076435662015-02-19T14:25:05.661+00:002015-02-19T14:25:05.661+00:00Spoil them and fatten them up before they go in va...Spoil them and fatten them up before they go in value brand lasagne you mean? You continue to make tongue in cheek comments so it starts to look like you really mean it. Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-70639866448581246892015-02-18T23:55:12.963+00:002015-02-18T23:55:12.963+00:00The comment was "tongue in cheek" and no...The comment was "tongue in cheek" and not something I take or meant, seriously. Although I still think that cereal is something that should be eaten by horses, not humans. <br /><br /><br />Each to their own.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-71555571832757196052015-02-18T23:03:38.953+00:002015-02-18T23:03:38.953+00:00I'd be interested to know where you read that ...I'd be interested to know where you read that eating cardboard contains more nutrition than breakfast cereal. Pica Weekly possibly, but I suspect they were having you on. If anyone tells you that food packaging contains more nutrients than the food within in future my suggestion is to take it with a pinch of salt.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-4845265118721480032015-02-18T17:07:34.218+00:002015-02-18T17:07:34.218+00:00And if you don't want the ones that have more ...<i>And if you don't want the ones that have more sugar, my advice is not to buy them.</i><br /><br />Ah, but that then gives the consumer a choice. <br /><br />These people, like Tobacco Control, wish to remove those choices so that we are coerced into doing what they tell us to do. For our own good, of course.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-8071510277801963502015-02-18T02:56:23.564+00:002015-02-18T02:56:23.564+00:00Notice the none too subtle red and white can, with...Notice the none too subtle red and white can, with the word Cola on it, guess who's next on the puritan hit list ???Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-32570935166409802352015-02-18T02:48:12.453+00:002015-02-18T02:48:12.453+00:00In Australia we are already bombarded with propaga...In Australia we are already bombarded with propaganda against sugar, if you enjoy the odd soft drink, you apparently have a "sugary drinks habit", (when is the word "addict" going to used for anyone who enjoys a bit of sweetness?). I suspect they are softening up the public for a bit of demonising of chubby people, and some extortionist taxes. <br /><br />This is the latest ad we are subjected to :<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CETbVhjIJPI&list=PLZuJLOaj_w9a-vlWot9qweUSLtjO0uR48&index=1<br /><br /><br /><br />Smokers will recognise these tactics instantly.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-90781972542581548582015-02-18T02:27:03.055+00:002015-02-18T02:27:03.055+00:00Thank goodness my breakfast consists of coffee, (n...Thank goodness my breakfast consists of coffee, (no sugar), and a vape, (used to be a cigarette or 3). lol no evil "white stuff" for me :)<br /><br /><br />I remember reading somewhere that you would get more actual nutrition from eating the box the cereal came in, than from the cereal itself. Better still, have a boiled egg, or some nasi-goring, or even some bacon and eggs for breakfast, rather than over processed cardboard crap.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-37736074737287940652015-02-17T23:43:56.419+00:002015-02-17T23:43:56.419+00:00How does Action on Sugar get involved with every s...How does Action on Sugar get involved with every single article in every newpaper? It seems to be a regurgitation of whatever Action on Sugars views are. Do they mailshot journalists hoping they will bite at whatever fearmongering headline they pitch?Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.com