Sugar content in Farleys rusks (Farleys in general)

Member Name: Mels

Product:	Farleys in general
Date:	07/09/00 (78 review reads)
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Advantages: none

Disadvantages: full of sugar

When I started to wean my daughter I tried her on various things, such as Farleys Rusks. I thought that these should be great as they are designed especially for babies. They do claim that rusks are "an ideal weaning food".

Then I watched Watchdog one evening I was very angry to find out that there is as much sugar in one rusk as there is in a sugar doughnut!! Apparently the reduced sugar ones are not much better either.

So since then I haven't bought Farley's Rusks and have looked for better alternatives such as rice cakes. I think the reduced sugar Rich Tea finger biscuits are much better and cheaper, and have a lot less sugar than rusks.

Even the baby juices are filled with sugar and other rubbish. How can the manufacturers claim that their product is great for babies, when they are in fact encouraging a sweet tooth?

The later a child is introduced to sugary things, the better.

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