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Kids and Nutrition
dragonlady writes:
In article , Cindy Kandolf wrote: Louise writes: I just found out that popcorn might count as a whole grain. This seems too good to be true! Funny you should mention that. The last jar of popcorn I bought has a large graphic on the front of the label: "100% WHOLE GRAIN!" It was a teachable moment for the 11-year-old. "Sometimes what you see on a label is absolutely true and at the same time absolutely meaningless. This is one of those times." Why is that meaningless? As a whole grain, popcorn is a decent source of fiber. Nutritionally, it isn't bad. And if you don't add fats, it's a pretty low calorie snack. I suppose we're interpretting it differently. As I read what you wrote, it sounds like you believe they're trying to increase sales of popcorn in general (and their brand in particular) by pointing out that popcorn can be a healthy snack. I saw it differently, as an attempt to increase sales of their brand by saying that *their* popcorn is 100% whole grain and leaving you to wonder about the other brands. And of course unpopped popcorn is 100% whole grain by definition... Sort of like if one particular brand of bottled water started advertising "No Sugar Added!" It's true, but it's a feature of all unflavored bottled water, not of any single brand. And that's how I explained it to young Kenneth: manufacturers can't flat-out lie on their labels, there are laws about that. But they can mislead you in many ways, and one is by implying that they are better than their competitors because of a certain feature - they just don't tell you that this product *always* has that feature. - Cindy Kandolf, mamma to Kenneth (11) and Robert (4) ****** Bærum, Norway Bilingual Families Web Page: http://www.nethelp.no/cindy/biling-fam.html |
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Cindy Kandolf wrote: *I suppose we're interpretting it differently. As I read what you *wrote, it sounds like you believe they're trying to increase sales of *popcorn in general (and their brand in particular) by pointing out *that popcorn can be a healthy snack. I saw it differently, as an *attempt to increase sales of their brand by saying that *their* *popcorn is 100% whole grain and leaving you to wonder about the other *brands. And of course unpopped popcorn is 100% whole grain by *definition... Heh. I'm generally very cynical, but I had not even thought of your interpretation! I just figured they were trying to promote popcorn in general when I saw that. *Sort of like if one particular brand of bottled water started *advertising "No Sugar Added!" It's true, but it's a feature of all *unflavored bottled water, not of any single brand. And that's how I My biggest peeve is the "no cholesterol" label on, for example, an avocado... -- Hillary Israeli, VMD Lafayette Hill/PA/USA/Earth "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read." --Groucho Marx |
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Cindy Kandolf wrote:
snip I suppose we're interpretting it differently. As I read what you wrote, it sounds like you believe they're trying to increase sales of popcorn in general (and their brand in particular) by pointing out that popcorn can be a healthy snack. I saw it differently, as an attempt to increase sales of their brand by saying that *their* popcorn is 100% whole grain and leaving you to wonder about the other brands. And of course unpopped popcorn is 100% whole grain by definition... Sort of like if one particular brand of bottled water started advertising "No Sugar Added!" It's true, but it's a feature of all unflavored bottled water, not of any single brand. And that's how I explained it to young Kenneth: manufacturers can't flat-out lie on their labels, there are laws about that. But they can mislead you in many ways, and one is by implying that they are better than their competitors because of a certain feature - they just don't tell you that this product *always* has that feature. - Cindy Kandolf, mamma to Kenneth (11) and Robert (4) ****** Bærum, Norway Bilingual Families Web Page: http://www.nethelp.no/cindy/biling-fam.html I once got into trouble in the super market by asking why the gallons of skim milk (this was back in the 70s) were in the back of the store, whereas the 2% and the regular milk were closer to the front. And then I said that 2% was misleading because whole milk had only 4% fat, so that 2% had only half (50%) of the fat taken out instead of 98% like was implied. And the grocer (who was checking me out) said "We don't need people like you shopping here." grandma Rosalie |
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Cindy Kandolf wrote: dragonlady writes: In article , Cindy Kandolf wrote: Louise writes: I just found out that popcorn might count as a whole grain. This seems too good to be true! Funny you should mention that. The last jar of popcorn I bought has a large graphic on the front of the label: "100% WHOLE GRAIN!" It was a teachable moment for the 11-year-old. "Sometimes what you see on a label is absolutely true and at the same time absolutely meaningless. This is one of those times." Why is that meaningless? As a whole grain, popcorn is a decent source of fiber. Nutritionally, it isn't bad. And if you don't add fats, it's a pretty low calorie snack. I suppose we're interpretting it differently. As I read what you wrote, it sounds like you believe they're trying to increase sales of popcorn in general (and their brand in particular) by pointing out that popcorn can be a healthy snack. I saw it differently, as an attempt to increase sales of their brand by saying that *their* popcorn is 100% whole grain and leaving you to wonder about the other brands. And of course unpopped popcorn is 100% whole grain by definition... Sort of like if one particular brand of bottled water started advertising "No Sugar Added!" It's true, but it's a feature of all unflavored bottled water, not of any single brand. And that's how I explained it to young Kenneth: manufacturers can't flat-out lie on their labels, there are laws about that. But they can mislead you in many ways, and one is by implying that they are better than their competitors because of a certain feature - they just don't tell you that this product *always* has that feature. OK -- That part I get. -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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