Porridge and crumpets are junk food

Yes eddiecat78, kids today have more going on now than just watching TV shows & adverts haven't they. They seem to be much more influenced by Tick-tock & intersgram ect. It's a whole new world & we must try to keep-up with it in order to understand the world as it is now for the sake of our sprogs & sproglings. I even think my dog has got a secret online profile for playing match the Bunny-Wunnies!! 😊❤👍

Anyway, I'm going to check I've got some "scratch" in stock in perperation for this thread...

I love tomatoes soup!

Anything is bad for you if its overdeaten, isn't it?

Moderation is the key.

Is Heinz tomato soup in there? If not it should be.

Witzend

What on earth is wrong with porridge? It’s just oats - unless it’s that sweetened stuff that comes in microwaveable sachets.

I don’t recall ever seeing crumpets advertised anyway.

It is the instant sachets that are the problem.

www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1805200/dr-michael-mosley-diet-breakfast-to-avoid

whole oats with honey and milk cannot be harmful to children.
we had it every morning before school.. it's all the processed food with additives that should be avoided..

crumpets slathered with butter would be an occasional treat for me

eddiecat78

This just shows how out of touch the Government is. Children rarely watch TV now! The majority of what they see is the likes of TikTok and YouTube

It covers online advertising too.

DH and I have eaten porridge every day for breakfast for the past 25+ years, summer and winter alike. Plus a round of toast.

Scottish oats, ordinary milk, a teaspoon of brown sugar.

Fills us up till lunchtime.

Not fussed about carbs or anything else.

The concern is the heavily sweetened prepared porridge which is in packets. I suppose some people may think they are offering a healthy breakfast because they haven't looked at the sugar content of ready made porridge and adverts which promote the 'healthy' part of porridge are ignoring the sugar amount.

I asked our 6year old GS if he knew what adverts were. He said "yes, they are the annoying things that get in the way of what I'm looking at"

Witzend

What on earth is wrong with porridge? It’s just oats - unless it’s that sweetened stuff that comes in microwaveable sachets.

I don’t recall ever seeing crumpets advertised anyway.

I think they are talking about the sweetened porridge, rather than 'proper' porridge made from scratch.

Witzend - It is the sweetened stuff that comes in microwaveable sachets they mean, not the plain oats (which taste much better than the syrupy stuff anyway)

I thought for a moment that they were on a path to eventually ban all porridge - which helps reduce cholesterol levels.

I understand that they may be concerned about the amount of sweet fat-soaked food that is consumed, but I am not sure they will cure the desire for them this way. It is built-in to humans to seek out sweetness and lusciousness.

They would be better to tax them at a level that makes them less attractive to buyers, and educate the populace to cook with and enjoy the more healthy (and cheaper if less taxed) foods.

What on earth is wrong with porridge? It’s just oats - unless it’s that sweetened stuff that comes in microwaveable sachets.

I don’t recall ever seeing crumpets advertised anyway.

This just shows how out of touch the Government is. Children rarely watch TV now! The majority of what they see is the likes of TikTok and YouTube