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There some much healthier options in there if you know where to look, but unfortunately its not easy to identify them, and even things like granola which are co

by frenchy 11y ago

There some much healthier options in there if you know where to look, but unfortunately its not easy to identify them, and even things like granola which are colloquially thought to be healthy are often jam packed with sugar.

jobu 11y ago
Exactly. They put extra sugar/sweeteners in absolutely everything these days. You have to look at the ingredients and calories on anything you buy. Even super healthy-eeming things like granola or dried fruit usually have sugar added. Yogurt is still promoted as a healthy snack, but most of them have as much added sugar as a candy bar.
- sampo 11y ago
  > Yogurt is still promoted as a healthy snack, but most of them have as much added sugar as a candy bar. At least plain yogurt is still made only from milk, milk solids and yogurt cultures. ...unless that "nonfat milk solids" means sugar?
endemic 11y ago
I saw something called "Uncle Sam Original Wheat Berry Flakes" last weekend, and it is surprisingly healthy (http://www.unclesamcereal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Uncle-Sam-13oz-Nutrition-Facts.png http://www.unclesamcereal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Unc...). Only 4 ingredients, too.
bluecalm 11y ago
Maybe the solution is to require sorting on the shelves by sugar content. This way not only healthier options will be easier to find but you would need to take a few additional steps to get your high sugar option. Those additional steps to get to the end of the shelf may even turn into a walk of shame kind of thing with enough cultural pressure.
- MrBuddyCasino 11y ago
  Thats the right direction. But why put the burden onto supermarkets? Producers of food should be required to visually indicate the proportional sugar content on the packaging. Imagine a box of cereals, the bottom third of which has to be white in order to indicate that 1/3 of its contents is indeed sugar. No more searching & parsing fine print with unintuitive text.
sampo 11y ago
> even things like granola which are colloquially thought to be healthy are often jam packed with sugar. Also instant oats with added flavor (brown sugar and maple, cinnamon, banana bread, what have you) can contain a lot of added sugar, compared to plain oats version.

by frenchy 11y ago

jobu 11y ago

Exactly. They put extra sugar/sweeteners in absolutely everything these days. You have to look at the ingredients and calories on anything you buy. Even super healthy-eeming things like granola or dried fruit usually have sugar added. Yogurt is still promoted as a healthy snack, but most of them have as much added sugar as a candy bar.

sampo 11y ago
> Yogurt is still promoted as a healthy snack, but most of them have as much added sugar as a candy bar. At least plain yogurt is still made only from milk, milk solids and yogurt cultures. ...unless that "nonfat milk solids" means sugar?

endemic 11y ago

I saw something called "Uncle Sam Original Wheat Berry Flakes" last weekend, and it is surprisingly healthy (http://www.unclesamcereal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Uncle-Sam-13oz-Nutrition-Facts.png http://www.unclesamcereal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Unc...). Only 4 ingredients, too.

bluecalm 11y ago

Maybe the solution is to require sorting on the shelves by sugar content. This way not only healthier options will be easier to find but you would need to take a few additional steps to get your high sugar option. Those additional steps to get to the end of the shelf may even turn into a walk of shame kind of thing with enough cultural pressure.

MrBuddyCasino 11y ago
Thats the right direction. But why put the burden onto supermarkets? Producers of food should be required to visually indicate the proportional sugar content on the packaging. Imagine a box of cereals, the bottom third of which has to be white in order to indicate that 1/3 of its contents is indeed sugar. No more searching & parsing fine print with unintuitive text.

sampo 11y ago

> even things like granola which are colloquially thought to be healthy are often jam packed with sugar. Also instant oats with added flavor (brown sugar and maple, cinnamon, banana bread, what have you) can contain a lot of added sugar, compared to plain oats version.