"Simple natural ingredients you can trust"?

[tim]

We were given them. They looked tempting. Kashi - sounded an organicy name. No added salt. Seven whole grains. Honey. Great!
And they were - an up-market puffed wheat.

Then I saw the small print. Kelloggs. Uh, uh! Look closely? Yes - 21% Sugar!!

[Rosyred]

I've had them too and don't they take alot of chewing.

[barkingdog]

And I've broken a tooth on them too! 

barkingdog

[tim]

I don't wholly agree with it, but you can claim on that!

[Squashmad]

Couldn't agree more Tim --- we try to avoid sugar at home (although I have the occassional bit of cake when out for a coffee with friends) --- and having inspected all those supposedly healthy bars in the supermarkets full of nuts and dried fruit, I found that most of them contained up to 3 types of sugar!! You really have to search somewhere like Holland and Barret or expensive Delis to find snack bars that really do only contain dried fruits/nuts/honey. Very very annoying - about time they were all made to have honest wrappers.

[RobinOfTheHood]

On a similar (ish) theme, I observed a pack of apples from Morrisons that the OH had bought 3 weeks ago, Produce of Israel...........were/are we not in the middle of the apple season?!? 

[fbgrifter]

they do a sugar free one which i have bought on occasion, a bit bland but quite nice with added banana or raspberries

[RobinOfTheHood]

Oh, and does anyone remember the 'Go Ahead' bars? "85% Fat Free!"

Much closer to the truth to say 15% fat......

[Curryandchips]

Having a diabetic daughter, we are vigilent to the descriptions on packaged foods. Generally, we have noticed that 'low sugar' implies a high fat content, whereas 'low fat' indicates high sugar ... a no win situation ... fortunately my daughter is very keen on fresh foods, so we all benefit by eating healthily.

[triffid]

My fave at the moment (on Sainsbury's cornflakes) 'a low fat food, and always has been'.

 

[robkb]

Yep, I'm diabetic too and I've also noticed that most low-fat stuff is very high in sugar. And most low-sugar stuff is so high in aspartame that it's probably worse for you than eating sugar! To point out the stupidity of low-fat foods, Hugh Fearlessly-Eatsitall's new book has a recipe for triple-choc cookies that are about 85% fat-free!

Cheers,
Rob

[Barnowl]

Oh, and does anyone remember the 'Go Ahead' bars? "85% Fat Free!"

Much closer to the truth to say 15% fat......

I've never understood why ordinary Milk isn't advertised as 95% fat free

...and semiskinned as 97.5% fat free.

[saddad]

You want to try being married to a dietitian for twenty years... (yes I can spell dietitian irrespective of what microsoft say!)
 

[manicscousers]

I'm just glad people are looking at the ingredients, it's only recently they have noticed, my husband's diabetic, on diet only, so we're always looking at labels, if enough people moan, we might get something done, I've been told it's either got to be fat, sugar or salt to make things taste !

[tim]

Only in processed foods, surely??

So sad that so many folk are deprived of the goodies.

[no1puddin]

Start from fresh every time, I even make my own musili 3kg's at a time.
The last pre prepared food bought from a shop was boiled ham last weekend, last take away was pizza about 6 weeks ago.
I don't wear a halo just of a generation where every meal started with set oven at gas mark 3  xchris

[sally_cinnamon]

I can never understand low-fat yoghurt - yoghurt is hardly full of fat anyway!  Unless of course you are talking Amore yoghurts which are made with whipping cream!  But good old fashioned yoghurt with a bit of honey and fruit - can't beat it!  And as mentioned above the low fat ones are full of sugar and artificial flavours and IMHO taste yuk.

- no1puddin, just out of curiosity what do you put in your muesli?  Always on the lookout for new yummy variations!

 

[tim]

I'll stick to Jellybabies!!

[no1puddin]

Hi Sally Cinnamon
CRUNCHY GRANOLA MUESLI

1kg oats, 500ml coconut, 500ml sunflower seeds, 250ml sesame seeds, 750ml chopped nuts,   mix in large bowl

in a pan mix
375ml brown sugar, 375ml water, 375ml oil, 250ml honey, 5ml salt, 10ml cinnamon, 15ml vanilla
Heat untill sugar has dissolved DO NOT BOIL
Pour over dry ingrediants and stir untill well coated. Spread on 3 large baking pans.

Bake @ 150c-180c  20-30 minutes stirring occasionaly or for a crunchier texture bake longer cool add fruit  (rasins or dried fruit  ) store for upto 6 months (not in my house)

[sally_cinnamon]

Thanks pudding, I can see what I'll be doing tonight!  I presume the oil is normal vegetable oil?