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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:10 PM Original message |
Calories and sugar content in beverages. |
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Make7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obviously they are trying to fool you... |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. No, LEGALLY they have to print the information. |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I think that most people will look at a bottle of soda |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I agree, it's bad for you... And it's bad bottles have more than one serving... |
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Make7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. What about a gallon of milk? |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. You have a point. It should have BOTH. |
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jilln (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Right. |
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Make7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. What is the standard serving size of a beverage? ( n/t ) |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. 8 oz, I think.... |
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Make7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Can you tell if a bottle has significantly more than 8 oz in it? |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. No idea... I think that volume estimation can be quite off |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. Everything becomes a scam when a government allows capitalism to run wild. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. You mean 37.5 grams? |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. I read all labels now- they can be deceiving |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. I don't drink any of that crap anymore... |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. that looks so refreshing.. see advertising can work to trick you. |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. And if anyone ever has fresh squeezed oj or some other juice.. |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. True.... I don't get it either... |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. its hard to avoid HFCS in most drinks |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. A Serving Has ALWAYS Been 8 Oz's. A 20 Oz Bottle Has ALWAYS Been 2.5 Servings. |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Perhaps there are more 20 oz bottles than in the past. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. With All Due Respect, Maybe Blaming The Company For Your Lack Of Paying Attention To Detail, Isn't |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. On the contrary. I pay attention to detail, since I noticed... |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. a can of soda is 12 ounces - 1 serving. A bottle of "Naked Juice" is 15 ozs- 2 servings |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. The Reason For The Increase In Obesity Is Moreso Due To Laziness And |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Wrong. The Obesity Problem Is Due To The Cheapness and Abundance of Bad Food |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I even saw this credit card that gives you 3% back on Fast Food purchases. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I Consider That To Be A Monumental Cop Out. |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Well, most people out of high schools cannot read basic graphs... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Sorry, I Completely Disagree With The Premise. |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. That's OK, we understand that you can read the labels and do math! |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Well said. And right on target. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Who pulls a 20 oz. bottle of soda from the refrig at 7-11 and only drinks half of it? |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Proponents of abstinence do. Or they says so. Ahahahah! |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. People who pour soda into cups, on ice. |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. What's Big Gulps? |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. They are a 32 oz cups to get sodas from the fountain at 7-11 |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Jesus... That's a diabetes recipe... |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. I did not know it was not standardized... |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I just looked in the refrig here at work. Soda cans are 12 Ozs... |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Wow... I'm sure they consulted their ad folks... |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. I prefer bottles and cans to actually be 1 serving instead of 2.5. |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. That's right! Instead, soon they'll make one serving bottles |
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