tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post3991521397097044541..comments2024-01-23T17:14:04.067-05:00Comments on Jaltcoh: Dumb choicesJohn Althouse Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-41190519974795707842009-09-05T19:43:10.161-04:002009-09-05T19:43:10.161-04:00I think the strategy is to cover products with so ...I think the strategy is to cover products with so many health claims that the claims become meaningless. Then all food will be indistinguishable on a 'health' basis.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-62222081867787157172009-09-05T11:26:38.152-04:002009-09-05T11:26:38.152-04:00That would mean that all food products sold in the...<i>That would mean that all food products sold in the US would have to be considered for the label first. I assume that's not true?</i><br /><br />Good point. As I said, there's no way this can be true of food that doesn't have labels at all (unless they're going to start putting extra stickers on them, which would be atrocious). And I can't imagine that every single food product with a label is going to be considered. I doubt that many products at my local organic food co-op would be considered. That's one more reason this initiative is severely counterproductive.John Althouse Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-22258168096771945782009-09-05T11:08:54.377-04:002009-09-05T11:08:54.377-04:00“Consumers are smart enough to deduce that if it d...“Consumers are smart enough to deduce that if it doesn’t have the checkmark, by implication it’s not a ‘better for you’ product."<br /><br />That would mean that all food products sold in the US would have to be considered for the label first. I assume that's not true?LemmusLemmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917054221547240969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-25940643398875224252009-09-05T10:33:27.255-04:002009-09-05T10:33:27.255-04:00I think a good hearty plain cake doughnut without ...I think a good hearty plain cake doughnut without frosting is better than Froot Loops, assuming they drink a glass of milk with it. It gives you enough calories to get through the morning without excessive sugar. True there's a lot of fat, but kids burn it off.<br /><br />They can have a glazed doughnut if they've been good. <br /><br />Two if they're going to be exercising actively.Richard Lawrence Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951947957345891398noreply@blogger.com