Comments on: Healtheries Simple Cherry Bliss

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:18:17 +0000

Hi River. I quite agree. I’d rather have sugar (plants) than artificial sweeteners (chemical factory), or butter (animals) than margarine (plants + chemical factory). The list goes on.

It’s the never ending list of “health” claims that I gripe about.

Some products are “healthy” because of no sugar (just chemical muck), some are healthy because of sugar and no chemical muck. I could go on to list a bunch of other things.

I’d really like the makers to let the products sell on their merits instead of dressing them up with spurious impossible-to-prove claims of “goodness”.

By: river

river — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:36:53 +0000

I’ve tried this one and quite liked it. Interesting point you made about the sugar. I always prefer to eat things, even “health foods” that have true ingredients rather than chemical additives/sweeteners. This is the reason I don’t eat many health bars or snacks. Real sugars, colours and flavours has to be better for you than the chemical alternatives.

By: Kath Lockett

Kath Lockett — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:23:39 +0000

Did you insides glow at night after eating this Ashleigh?

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:24:07 +0000

Did you buy this bar at a nuclear plant?

By: anabels

anabels — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:41:59 +0000

You’d be surprised at where wheat/gluten can be found. Wheat glucose is a commonly used sweetner in various products and wheat is common in a lot of types of additives to chcocolate ie gummi/jelly fillings. Not sure if the Simple line is made in a completely gluten free facility though.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:27:26 +0000

Healthy???? Let Wikipedia speak out:-
Allura Red AC is a red azo dye that goes by several names including: Allura Red, Food Red 17, C.I. 16035, FD&C Red 40[1][2], 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodium salt, and disodium 6-hydroxy-5-((2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalene-sulfonate. It is used as a food dye and has the E number E129. Allura Red AC was originally introduced in the United States as a replacement for the use of amaranth as a food coloring…..Red AC is derived from coal tar…..Related dyes include Sunset Yellow FCF, Scarlet GN, tartrazine, and Orange B.

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:43:25 +0000

Nuclear red, or atomic red. Something that *must* have been made in a nuclear reactor… to be that red :)

By: Dom

Dom — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:37:45 +0000

Wow, that’s so red it hurts my eyes!