Comments on: Toast

By: Folic acid fiasco at The Standard

Folic acid fiasco at The Standard — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:01:52 +0000

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By: Brian Barry

Brian Barry — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:04:21 +0000

If we accept this potion in our bread, what will they do next?

By: Daff

Daff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:00:14 +0000

the folic thing sounds like packing candies into water tight “condoms”.The funny thing is many smaller children have trouble opening them.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:47:22 +0000

From what I read of your blog piece you’re criticising Wilkinson for failing to defend an indefensible decision made by a Labour Cabinet Minister.

By: gobsmacked

gobsmacked — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:17:14 +0000

On ‘Breakfast’ today, Key was as feeble on this as Wilkinson yesterday.

They’d better not add folic acid to fudge. Or waffles. Key would overdose.

By: Maynard J

Maynard J — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:59:15 +0000

If you make your own bread you will most likely end up doing it differently from mass production methods, so the natural folate will remain in your bread.

This regulation merely replaced the folate artificially taken out during the processing of mass-baked bread.

But hey, it will be folate, not folic acid. Let me know if you really notice the difference.

By: infused

infused — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:02:08 +0000

Oh I know… it looks more expensive. My grandad use to make bread when I was a kid. I always remember how yummy it was. I think that’s because he added beer to it. lol.

By: infused

infused — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:59:48 +0000

I don’t drink tap water or eat salt. Thanks for the concern though Water from Petone for the win.

Despite what people think, you don’t need salt in food.

By: the sprout

the sprout — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:49:29 +0000

yurg!

By: Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:40:57 +0000

What was missing from this and the TV1 news report was some balance and context.

I always new there was a reason why I didn’t like silver beet it causes cancer!

By: George D

George D — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:35:54 +0000

If that’s obvious, then things must be bad!

By: BLiP

BLiP — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:18:50 +0000

Where’s the screaming indignation from the rabid right about freedom of choice in what we eat – or does that freedom apply only in relation to feeding coca-cola and pies to school children?

By: felix

felix — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:57:59 +0000

I agree with Anita (and others), this whole approach is crazy. I’d also add that we probably don’t need to be encouraging the consumption of more highly refined flour products.

r0b, iodine isn’t a compulsory addition to salt.

infused, good luck with the breadmaking, it can be very satisfying and delicious. Don’t expect to save yourself any coin though, economies of scale and all that.

By: Ari

Ari — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:43:08 +0000

Let alone one that there is suspicion could actually be bad for you.

By: ak

ak — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:07:00 +0000

I’m getting enough.

Skite.

Why should the government require me to…

Compulsory crust consumption? Holy doughnuts ‘nita – the NACTORIs have always been more than happy to let people eat cake. (prefer sprouts meself: blogalicious)