Post by: on September 27, 2004, 09:19:57 pm
again after hearing the maufacturers are withdrawing our industrial sized choc bars. If people are fat, then they should eat less or take more exercise. Why limit my choice The bar highlighted on five live was the
That's irrational, because Crunchie is one of the least fatty choc bars around. This smacks of that 
Tony Blair and his nanny state politics
Post by: loulou on September 27, 2004, 11:53:12 pm
Post by: on September 28, 2004, 09:57:43 am
Post by: kevvosa on September 28, 2004, 12:30:35 pm
Post by: chocolate chick on September 28, 2004, 12:38:30 pm
Post by: chocadmin on September 28, 2004, 12:43:24 pm
important point, perhaps people who need a bigger 'fix' will buy
100-200g products instead of 60g king size ones!
It's all to do with portions apparently, if you give someone a food
portion that is unhealthily large they will probably eat it anyway (and
larger portions are considered better 'value'). I can see where they
are coming from but it does seem to be a little bit too much too soon.
I haven't heard anything about what Nestle intends to do perhaps they are waiting for peoples reaction to masterfoods+cadbury.
Post by: on September 28, 2004, 12:44:17 pm
Post by: on September 28, 2004, 12:45:09 pm
Post by: chocadmin on September 28, 2004, 12:54:36 pm
Nestle apparently not going to move (good ole Nestle I knew we could
count on 'em) and 'what other companies did was up to them'
Also sez about unhealthy foods being advertise to children etc. is the
chocolate industry guilty of this? I thought choc was now being aimed
more at adults anyway.
Post by: on September 28, 2004, 01:10:45 pm
Interesting. I didn't realise children were being aggressively targeted in any advertising for chocolate. I agree with Choccie, the advertising is aimed at everyone. Children, who are nowadays more sophisticated consumers are drawn in.
Post by: on September 28, 2004, 01:20:38 pm
Yes I sort of see the argument. It is easy to pick up a King-size bar but 'it will shame you to pick up 2 ordinary sized bars'
i.e. you are making more of a conscious effort to be greedy.
Post by: oldspice on September 28, 2004, 10:08:14 pm
People should be left to make their own decisions about diet and food. Most sensible people know that eating too much makes you fat and being fat is unhealthy. As long as people are informed about healthy eating, it's up to them to make the right life choices.
The only thing that bothers me is the chocolate machines and fizzy drinks machines in schools and colleges. They are there purely to make money and I think it's wrong to put temptation in children's way.
Post by: on September 28, 2004, 10:41:22 pm
Post by: kevvosa on September 30, 2004, 01:26:55 pm
I was surprised once when I saw on a Milkybar that it says "A delicious source of milk goodness". I'm surprised they are allowed to get away with such a statement, suggesting that instead of healthy milk the kiddies should have a milkybar instead. But yes, they don't really seem to market chocolate so much at children these days. The only ones I can think of that are is Milkybar and Milky Way.
Post by: chocolate chick on September 30, 2004, 03:33:42 pm
Post by: aveit101 on September 30, 2004, 04:11:46 pm
Post by: aveit101 on September 30, 2004, 04:12:49 pm
Mars delights kick ass
Post by: kosciosco on October 02, 2004, 11:23:27 am