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Nature Valley: 10 bars in 5 packs

I was in a rush and I needed to pick up a quick snack that I could eat during class. I chose these Nature Valley bars which said they had ten bars inside. What I failed to notice is the tiny print at the bottom where it says 5 x 2, i.e., 5 packets with two bars.

Lo and behold when I open a pack during a break, I find two bars inside. I didn’t want to eat two bars, just one. You can’t even just leave the other fucking bar inside because they create so MANY crumbs. How the fuck are you supposed to seal it???

Stupid-ass deceptive printing got the better of me. It’s not the end of the world, just mildly infuriating.

Bishma ,
@Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I noticed recently (though I doubt it’s new) that pop tarts are labeled that way too.

MrJameGumb ,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

That’s just weird… If they thought one bar wouldn’t be enough then why not just make the bars bigger? Is it still even a “healthy snack” if you have to cram them down 2 at a time? It reminds me of the time I was checking the info on the back of a packet of Top Ramen and it said it’s supposed to be like 2 or 3 servings. Like was I supposed to share it with someone? Lol

Carnelian ,

Possibly they can’t be made thicker due to the cooking process?

ccunning ,

They’re pretty hard. I wouldn’t want to try to bite through a double thick one personally.

MrJameGumb ,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

It wouldn’t necessarily have to be double thick, they could just make it longer or wider across or both

teft ,
@teft@lemmy.world avatar

it’s supposed to be like 2 or 3 servings.

That’s so the sodium content seems reasonable.

Drusas ,

That's so the sodium sugar content seems reasonable.

notnotmike ,
@notnotmike@programming.dev avatar

The US has a lot of bullshit in their labeling requirements. My wife studied food science in university and some of her biggest complaints are:

  • Serving sizes aren’t always the entire package*
  • "Natural" has almost no meaning on a package, it is just a hand-waving word
  • They can hide a lot of things in the ingredients under umbrella terms like “spices” and “flavorings”
  • “Made with real juice” does not mean it was made with the juice on the label. For example, a pineapple fruit juice may be more apple juice than actually pineapple juice
  • They can round down to 0 calories if the actual amount is below 5

The most egregious example I’ve seen lately was a jar of pickles I bought where the serving size is 1/3 of a pickle (now the website says 1/2). That’s just so that the sodium doesn’t get out of control and, in all likelihood, because an entire pickle may be more than the 5 Calories allowed to say it’s “0 Calories”.

*This is changing, slowly. Manufacturers now have to put servings for the entire container if it’s small enough

Carighan ,
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“Natural” has almost no meaning on a package, it is just a hand-waving word

That’s partially because it’s useless in general, of course it’s natural, where else would you get it from? Every atom from a particle accelerator colision?!

wjrii ,

“Made with real juice” does not mean it was made with the juice on the label. For example, a pineapple fruit juice may be more apple juice than actually pineapple juice

This gave rise to an amusing misunderstanding in our house. My wife asked for “Cranberry Juice, but 100% juice, not the cocktail; that’s too sweet.” I dutifully went to our store and found the Cranberry Juice cocktail, and also the juice that was mostly apple and white grape juice, because that’s always what they use here when they can. I thought, surely this must be very nearly as sweet, and kept looking. I eventually found the small, expensive bottle of 100% cranberry juice with no other juices and no sugar added.

This was a mistake.

Pure cranberry juice is not popular as a casual beverage for a reason. It is nasty. It tastes like I imagine the least dangerous acid kept behind the counter at the chemistry lab supply company tastes: safe for human consumption, but just barely and definitely deserving to be there behind the counter.

the_artic_one ,

Are you sure you didn’t get the concentrate?

wjrii ,

Pretty sure. It was a 32 oz bottle on the same shelf as all the cocktails and blends.

Now, to be fair, some people do recommend cutting pure cranberry juice with seltzer or water, but it was not specifically a concentrate.

mbfalzar ,

I actually like the taste of pure cranberry juice, but it’s too expensive to buy just for drinking so I mostly end up drinking half the bottle while I cook holiday meals after I’ve started the cranberry sauce

NOT_RICK ,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

I hate weasel word bs like this

ptz ,
@ptz@dubvee.org avatar

On the bright side, at least it wasn’t labeled as “up to 10 bars” like ISPs get away with.

DudeImMacGyver ,
@DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works avatar

Not yet anyways

dan , (edited )
@dan@upvote.au avatar

The FCC seems to have grown a spine given they’ve reinstated net neutrality and rolled out the Broadband Labels that require ISPs to be upfront about all fees, so maybe they’ll tackle this eventually.

In Australia, ISPs have to advertise the “typical” or average speed during peak times. See the plans here for example: www.tpg.com.au/nbn. It’s still not a guaranteed speed, but listing an average speed during the most congested time (evenings, since everyone is streaming movies and TV shows) is significantly better than listing a maximum speed.

floofloof ,

Outsmart them by breaking each bar in half. Now you have 20 bars without spending a penny more!

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