Posted on 02/19/2012 8:47:22 PM PST by sybilll
Will drop any portion exceeding 250 calories Updated: Friday, 17 Feb 2012, 6:41 AM EST Published : Thursday, 16 Feb 2012, 7:29 PM EST
Jacque Wilson (CNN) - Have you ever stood near the checkout of a grocery store and stared at the rack of chocolate bars, debating whether anyone would judge you for buying the king-size?
You know the regular size is enough to satisfy your craving, but the bigger candy bar is only 40 cents more and it just... Looks. So. Good.
Worry no more - Mars, Inc. is going taking that decision out of your hands. The company that produces M&Ms, 3 Musketeers, Snickers and Twix bars has vowed to stop shipping any Mars chocolate products that exceed 250 calories per portion by the end of 2013.
Right now a regular Snickers bar has 280 calories and each Twix cookie bar has 130 calories (but let's be honest, who eats just one?).
Mars will most likely stop producing its king-sized candy bars all together since the large Snickers bar weighs in at 510 calories.
"We have a responsibility to help our consumers and the pets they love lead healthy lives," Mars said in a statement on its website . "We are committed to making sure the products we offer, and the ingredients they contain, can fit into a balanced diet."
Mars also produces Dove chocolate bars, multiple kinds of pet food, several gum brands and Uncle Ben's rice products.
This move is part of an agreement Mars signed with Michelle Obama's Partnership for a Healthier America. Mars is part of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, a group of 16 manufacturers who have pledged to reduce 1.5 trillion calories by the end of 2015 through lower-calorie options and reducing portion sizes.
"America's food and beverage companies have a strong track record of innovation and providing consumers with healthier products," said Lisa Gable, executive director of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation in a press release. "The Foundation's member companies are giving Americans tools to reduce calorie consumption."
Mars' statement goes on to note that the company has removed 97% of the trans fat in their chocolate products and plans to "reduce sodium levels in all Mars Food products globally by 25 percent by 2015."
Mars has not addressed the total number of fat grams in each product or the amount of sugar - factors most experts agree play a big role in weight gain, especially for children.
You can check out the nutrition info for Mars' products at www.marshealthyliving.com .
So will they also change the name, from chocolate bars, to chocolate fingers?
Here's the list:
M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX
DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT® and 5™ chewing gums, SKITTLES® and STARBURST® candies, and ALTOIDS® and LIFESAVERS® mints.
UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, MASTERFOODS®, SEEDS OF CHANGE®, ROYCO®, KAN TONG®, SUZI WAN® and RARIS®.
PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, KITEKAT®, BANFIELD®, CESAR®, NUTRO®, SHEBA®, CHAPPI®, GREENIES® and CATSAN®
She should shut her mouth.
Now that right there is scary.
The First Looter will have us all rationed down to one hand full of rice a day if she can get her way.
It's all about control.
Mars says:
“Ha ha....White House told us to shrink the candy, but not the price....”
“Dear consumer, talk to moochell, not our idea...”
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Jim Robinson
Fascism = communism by proxy.
There is only one real solution for this kind of garbage from companies that get co-opted by the food police.. and that is a total boycott of anything Mars, Inc. Question is, will people not just be sheeple and fall in line.
I will now make it a point to not buy anything they make. I dont even like Mars bars, but there are other things they make that I like.. so oh well.. no more money from me.
Screw this! I’m never going to eat another Mars product as long as I live! And I intend to call Mars and let them know that! The Wookie can kiss my ass too!
Already there my friend. Mars will never pass these lips again!
Earth calling Michelle and the Mars Corporation: People, including children, who want to will now eat two candy bars instead of just one. So what’s next, rationing? Packaging labels similar to tobacco products? A federal registry of candy purchases? Even Orwell didn’t think of that.
This is what happens when idiots are enfranchised.
This is kind of silly.
People prone to eating too much candy aren’t going to stop just because the large size isn’t sold any more.
Personally, I like to buy the tiny candy bars. But whatever size I want to buy should be my choice, not the government’s.
What is it with politicians who think they have the right to control every aspect of other peoples’ lives?
you stumbled upon the real reason.
“part of an agreement Mars signed with Michelle Obama’s Partnership for a Healthier America”
Puke...
It'll still cost the same, of course.
Subject: I'm going to miss your productsI will miss purchasing your products. Having enjoyed them for the past 60+ years, I never would have expected to be boycotting them.
Your agreement with the Partnership for a Healthier America to reduce your products' sizes has prompted me to take this step. Believe it or not, I am quite capable of deciding what and how much I eat. I neither need, nor want, you or Michelle Obama to "help" me.
GREENIES
At least 13 dogs have died after being fed the top-selling pet treat in the country, owners and veterinarians have told CNN.
The problem comes because the treats, called Greenies, become lodged in a dog’s esophagus or intestine and then some veterinarians say they don’t break down.
http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-14/us/dangerous.dogtreat_1_joe-roetheli-greenies-dog-owners?_s=PM:US
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