UK Controversial Junk Food Crackdown Targets Breakfast Staples Including Porridge

[Bkk Brian]

5 minutes ago, xylophone said:

No I didn't as Ready Brek was the instant cereal which I quite liked back then!! Quick and easy,

Still available from Lazada if you really want some. Ships from Bangkok where they have in stock

 

[kwilco]

2 hours ago, xylophone said:

No I didn't as Ready Brek was the instant cereal which I quite liked back then!! Quick and easy,

Made with a lot of additives

[xylophone]

7 hours ago, kwilco said:

Made with a lot of additives

We didn't know about those back then (at least my Mum didn't) and anyway have moved on to rolled oats for my occasional breakfast as trying to increase my fibre intake!!

[kwilco]

1 hour ago, xylophone said:

We didn't know about those back then (at least my Mum didn't) and anyway have moved on to rolled oats for my occasional breakfast as trying to increase my fibre intake!!

Sowhat has that to do with the OP?

[xylophone]

29 minutes ago, kwilco said:

Sowhat has that to do with the OP?

Hmmm, lets see........

 

A range of beloved breakfast foods, including porridge and muesli, are set to be outlawed in advertisements under Labour's stringent new policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity. The ban doesn't just target the usual suspects like chocolate, cakes, crisps, and ready meals but also breakfast staples traditionally hailed as healthy. Foods such as porridge, instant oats, oat-based cereals, and muesli—all recommended by the NHS for their high fiber and heart-healthy properties!

[kwilco]

3 hours ago, xylophone said:

Hmmm, lets see........

 

A range of beloved breakfast foods, including porridge and muesli, are set to be outlawed in advertisements under Labour's stringent new policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity. The ban doesn't just target the usual suspects like chocolate, cakes, crisps, and ready meals but also breakfast staples traditionally hailed as healthy. Foods such as porridge, instant oats, oat-based cereals, and muesli—all recommended by the NHS for their high fiber and heart-healthy properties!

No it doesnt! That is a  fake it added on. You're just saying what you used to eat...how is that relevant?

[xylophone]

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

No it doesnt! That is a  fake it added on. You're just saying what you used to eat...how is that relevant?

Strange post from you......so I suggest you read the OP again where it CLEARLY states what I have posted above with regards to cereals and fibre, amongst other things. 

 

 

[kwilco]

8 hours ago, xylophone said:

Strange post from you......so I suggest you read the OP again where it CLEARLY states what I have posted above with regards to cereals and fibre, amongst other things. 

 

 

Very difficult to get through to people like you...this is FAKE   "straight banana" type reporting.... the truth is it is about banning advertising for junk foods...certain types of porridge with added sugar, processing chemicals. etc are considered  "junk food" and are included in the new UK law banning the advertising of foods categorised as "junk food" there is nothing wrong with porridge but there is with companies that adulterer it to make it more appealing to those gullible enough not to understand the ingredients.

[kwilco]

[xylophone]

9 hours ago, kwilco said:

Very difficult to get through to people like you...this is FAKE   "straight banana" type reporting.... the truth is it is about banning advertising for junk foods...certain types of porridge with added sugar, processing chemicals. etc are considered  "junk food" and are included in the new UK law banning the advertising of foods categorised as "junk food" there is nothing wrong with porridge but there is with companies that adulterer it to make it more appealing to those gullible enough not to understand the ingredients.

On the contrary I am reasonably intelligent and have held very senior positions in major international companies, so it shouldn't be too "difficult to get through to people like me". However had you worded your response a little more clearly, then we wouldn't be having this conversation.

 

On my post I highlighted a couple of aspects of the original post which related to what I used to eat for breakfast, but your reply was not clear, and simply saying "No it doesn't! That is a fake it added on........." really didn't address your original perceived problem, which was that the whole report was a fake, and not just my post!

 

If you're saying that it was fake reporting, then so be it, but your response was not just about that, questioning how my post was relevant?

 

So rather than have another conversation like this, I will put you on "ignore", so that will stop any future misunderstanding.

[kwilco]

7 hours ago, xylophone said:

On the contrary I am reasonably intelligent and have held very senior positions in major international companies, so it shouldn't be too "difficult to get through to people like me". However had you worded your response a little more clearly, then we wouldn't be having this conversation.

 

On my post I highlighted a couple of aspects of the original post which related to what I used to eat for breakfast, but your reply was not clear, and simply saying "No it doesn't! That is a fake it added on........." really didn't address your original perceived problem, which was that the whole report was a fake, and not just my post!

 

If you're saying that it was fake reporting, then so be it, but your response was not just about that, questioning how my post was relevant?

 

So rather than have another conversation like this, I will put you on "ignore", so that will stop any future misunderstanding.

Yet you keep coming back

[Chomper Higgot]

Having taken part in this discussion last week I noticed something this weekend.

 

On Sunday I was a competitor in a Thailand Cycling Association race. 
 

First off, absolutely faultless first class event organization.

 

What chimed was the nutrition sponsors and for two reasons.

 

Firstly all competitors received free gels and energy drinks. I didn’t use either as I don’t ’adopt’ anything new on race day.

 

Secondly all competitors were automatically signed up for the event social media campaign which has morphed into the sponsor’s social media campaign.

 

The sports nutrition products they were promoting at the event were all ‘high glycemic index’ simple carbohydrates laced with caffeine.

 

There are arguments for and against these sports nutrition products in endurance sports, but here’s the rub.

 

Since the event I’ve been receiving social media adverts for these products that promote them for normal use, the association with sports being used as an indication of their ‘healthy’ attributes.

 

This is exactly the kind of marketing that needs to be addressed, these products have contested place in sports nutrition but certainly do not belong in general non sports nutrition.