Comments on: More Photos on Flickr http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/06/28/more-photos-on-flickr/ PHP, WordPress and Business Ramblings Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:31:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/06/28/more-photos-on-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-4727 Sarah Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:01:01 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/06/28/more-photos-on-flickr/#comment-4727 Hi Jack, Thanks for your comment. I tend to just buy the bulk stuff and brand named goods, which I buy week in week out from Tescos, such as Water, Milk, Bread, Yoghurts etc. I don't tend to buy ready meals such as sandwiches and the ones you cook, as I prefer to make everything from scratch with fresh ingredients whenever I can. I've not heard of the issues with Tescos but then again I don't read a newspaper. I don't agree with most labelling of products as I tend to find they're misleading and don't contain everything that needs to be listed as opposed to the USA which lists every ingredient regardless of quantity (or at least used to!). Also labels such as fat free and low fat means nothing when there's still 5% of fat in something, or saying 33% less fat when there's so much in it to start off with 33% less is still too much. However as I said, we pretty much buy the same brand name stuff from Tescos and mainly use it for bulk items (36 bottles of water for example!) but I still go to the butchers, fish counter and pick my own fresh fruit and veg (unfortunately there's no decent fruit and veg market around here). You may also be interested in reading my <a href="http://www.dietspot.co.uk">Food Blog</a>. Hi Jack,

Thanks for your comment. I tend to just buy the bulk stuff and brand named goods, which I buy week in week out from Tescos, such as Water, Milk, Bread, Yoghurts etc. I don't tend to buy ready meals such as sandwiches and the ones you cook, as I prefer to make everything from scratch with fresh ingredients whenever I can.

I've not heard of the issues with Tescos but then again I don't read a newspaper. I don't agree with most labelling of products as I tend to find they're misleading and don't contain everything that needs to be listed as opposed to the USA which lists every ingredient regardless of quantity (or at least used to!). Also labels such as fat free and low fat means nothing when there's still 5% of fat in something, or saying 33% less fat when there's so much in it to start off with 33% less is still too much.

However as I said, we pretty much buy the same brand name stuff from Tescos and mainly use it for bulk items (36 bottles of water for example!) but I still go to the butchers, fish counter and pick my own fresh fruit and veg (unfortunately there's no decent fruit and veg market around here).

You may also be interested in reading my Food Blog.

]]> By: Jack McAuley http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/06/28/more-photos-on-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-4726 Jack McAuley Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:38:38 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2006/06/28/more-photos-on-flickr/#comment-4726 Hello Sarah - I am not sure I am impressed by Tesco after having read an article in the Daily Mail last week about how they are manipulating the content information on their food labels. They appear to be misleading shoppers as to the actual content of fat, sugar and salt in food by not giving accurate content percentages. The article highlighted one example: a Ploughman's sandwich was said to contain 6mg of saturated fat, but according to government and food standard agency guidelines, that figure was actually nearer 9.3mg's or something near that mark. It worries me that what people claim to be 'good for you' and is healthy, actually isn't anymore healthy than other food that people may be avoiding in the first instance in order to maintain their diet. The government have come up with a traffic light scheme to indicate what shoppers are buying. Red = high fat content, Amber = medium and Green = low. This seems pretty straightforward and I know works for me. Do you have any thoughts on this? Do you consider this when you get your Tesco shop? Hello Sarah – I am not sure I am impressed by Tesco after having read an article in the Daily Mail last week about how they are manipulating the content information on their food labels.
They appear to be misleading shoppers as to the actual content of fat, sugar and salt in food by not giving accurate content percentages.
The article highlighted one example: a Ploughman's sandwich was said to contain 6mg of saturated fat, but according to government and food standard agency guidelines, that figure was actually nearer 9.3mg's or something near that mark.
It worries me that what people claim to be 'good for you' and is healthy, actually isn't anymore healthy than other food that people may be avoiding in the first instance in order to maintain their diet.
The government have come up with a traffic light scheme to indicate what shoppers are buying. Red = high fat content, Amber = medium and Green = low. This seems pretty straightforward and I know works for me.
Do you have any thoughts on this? Do you consider this when you get your Tesco shop?

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