The Food and Grocery Council seems to be acutely aware of the age-old saying, “No good deed involving confectionary ever goes unpunished by anti-obesity zealots.”The lobby group, which represents New Zealand's chocolate and confectionary compa
The Food and Grocery Council seems to be acutely aware of the age-old saying, “No good deed involving confectionary ever goes unpunished by anti-obesity zealots.”
The lobby group, which represents New Zealand’s chocolate and confectionary companies, has sent hampers of various products from the likes of Cadbury, Nestlé and Whittaker’s to MPs, media and other selected people with a “”Happy Easter” message.
But according to Food and Grocery Council chief executive Katherine Rich the response to her request for donations for the hampers took her by surprise.
She was only expecting about one or two products from each company but instead ended up with gift baskets packed with a wide range of bars, assortments, Easter eggs and Easter bunnies.
This presented her with a dilemma.
“I was a bit worried I’d have Robyn Toomath (Fight the Obesity Epidemic) on my case for promoting unhealthy eating,” she said.
But being a responsible promoter of chocolate companies the FGC emphasised in the accompanying letter that the products were “treats” to be “shared” with friends and family.
After all, eating a balanced diet doesn't mean having a chocolate bar in each hand.
Taking this advice to heart, Private Bin spread the love (and the scorched almonds) around the office and not one colleague immediately became type two diabetic.
But one of the offerings, a 100% gluten-free fudge bar, raised an interesting question- who adds gluten to fudge?
