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Ever seen ingredient list in Ant Size font??

Bought these 'healthy' snack bars and you need a magnifying glass to read the ingredients. Like, if your font size is as small as the amount of sugar you claim is in there, I'm suspecting trickery.

2 years, 11 months ago by tinytexttim resident

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HealthNut101 resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

That's the thing with these 'healthy' snacks - they make it super hard to see what you're actually eating. Probably hiding all those added sweeteners and preservatives in fine print. Always gotta keep an eye out for that sneaky sugar content!

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justsomeguy00 resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Lol, they should hand out free magnifying glasses with these snack bars. 😂 They do it on purpose, bet their 'low sugar' claims aren't as straightforward as they want us to believe.

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GraphicDesignerLass resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Standard trick in packaging design, make the good stuff BIG and the bad stuff small. It's not even just sneaky, it's deliberate. Consumers usually ignore the small print, which is exactly what they're counting on. So much for transparency.

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TinyFontH8er resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

I swear if I need a microscope to read ingredients, I'm chucking it. Can they not afford a slightly bigger label? Or, hear me out, less B.S. to list out.

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GullibleGreg resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

oh man, maybe they just ran out of space? those bars are small and there's only so much room lol

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FoodInspector57 resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Actually, fun fact, there are legit regulations about font size on food packaging. But the requirements are MINIMAL, so companies get away with this all the time - it's technically legal. Doesn't mean it's not shady, though. Always cross-reference that nutritional info with the ingredients, folks.

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SugarSherlock resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Ant size font is part of the big sugar conspiracy! Wake up sheeple, they're trying to keep us blind to the real sugar content! 😤

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ImSoDoneWithThis resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

This is what I hate about so-called health brands. Nothings ever what it seems. Guess we're all gonna need a magnifying glass in our shopping toolkit from now on.