The amount of sugar in some products is atrocious. Its extremely surprising that the amount of sugar in a kids sized coca-cola from McDonalds is almost equivalent to all the sugar a woman should have in a day. Its also something that worries me, the fact that a large sized coca-cola from McDonalds has 82g of sugar is unbelievable and potentially dangerous for your health.
Even if the homemade chicken nuggets have more calories in them then the ones from McDonalds, it’s justified because of the reduced amount of salt and increased amount of fiber.
Tim Hortons: BLT sandwich
420 calories
15g of fat
4g of saturated fat
20mg of cholesterol
770mg of sodium
56g of carbohydrates
3g of fibre
5g of sugar
Alternative
Blt on white bread
254 calories
12g of fat
24g of carbohydrates
798mg of sodium
4g of saturated fat
26mg of cholesterol
5g of fibre
3g of sugar
The amount of calories in the homemade blt are almost cut in half making it the healthier choice.
Wendy’s: Southwest avocado chicken salad
600 calories
41g of fat
11g saturated fat
130mg cholesterol
1260mg of sodium
17g of carbohydrates
7g of sugar
7g of fiber
Alternative
Avocado chicken salad
341 calories
18g of fat
2g of saturated fat
72mg cholesterol
961mg of sodium
15g of carbohydrates
4g of fibre
7g of sugar
The alternative is the healthier choice because the amount of calories, cholesterol and fat are cut almost reduced by half.
I chose to reflect on the scones lab because it was a lab I really enjoyed. Not only were the scones delicious but we had the opportunity to use a new technique where we cut the butter into the dry ingredients to make the scones. The scones surprisingly cooked much quicker than expected and it was good that we checked on them halfway through because we had to take them out around half way through the recommended time that we were supposed to cook them for. Even with the shorter cooking time they turned out great and were cooked perfectly. During this lab our group worked together and helped each other when others were struggling. There were no issues and we all contributed equally to the lab. Even though we did not face any problems between our group we did have a few obstacles emerge throughout our lab. For example when we tried to put our two trays of scones in the oven we realized that both of the trays couldn’t fit on the same rack so we had to put one tray on the bottom rack and the other on the top rack, we were going to switch the racks the trays were on halfway through the cooking time but the scones ended up cooking in half the time they needed so we just took them out of the oven. I could see myself doing this lab at home but the only thing I would change would be to just remove the raisins from the recipe and to maybe add blueberries instead because I do not like raisins. Overall this was my favourite lab so far and I will definitely try to make it at home.
This ad is part of a series of advertisements for fruit by the foot. In each ad there is a different things on the other side of the fruit by the foot. In this case it is a unicorn, unicorns are usually associated with magic and rainbows which are two things that appeal to younger kids.
Emotions and themes
A few themes this ad provokes are adventure, mystery, fantasy and magic. Mystery due to the fact that in the series of ads there is always something different at the end of the fruit by the foot. The character used in this specific ad which is a unicorn symbolizes magic and fantasy. Usually these two thing lead to an adventure which appeals to kids who want to try the product so they can see what is on the end of their fruit by the foot.
Consumer target
Younger kids probably around the ages from 8-11. We can determine this by the characters used in the ad, including a unicorn and a younger teenager. The unicorn is a character that appeals much more to younger kids than teenagers.
Advertising strategies and messages conveyed
This ad is selling adventure an fun for children. A mystery at the end of every fruit by the foot.
Advertisement #2
Product name:
Fruit Loops
Images, colour, font style:
Bright colours are used in the commercial as well as more brown toned colours during the flashback in the commercial which shows the differences in time during the ad. We can also notice that the O’s in the froot loops label are instead of normal font replaced with an actual image of the froot loops.
Emotions and themes:
Just like fruit by the foot this ad is centered around adventure. As well as an aspect of storytelling as Toucan Sam explains a story about pirates to the younger toucans. This appeals to younger kids interest in adventure and story telling.
Consumer target:
This ad is also targeted towards younger kids probably around 6-8. We can determine this by the characters and the tactics used which are listed below.
Advertising strategies and messages conveyed
Using the aspect of adventure, storytelling and fun it is clear that this is trying to target towards kids and their interest in mysteries and stories. This commercial shows how froot loops are fun and create an adventure in every bowl.
When you walk into a grocery store it is almost impossible to avoid plastic and disposable packaging. Almost all food is packaged in disposable packaging for convenience and to reduce the cost due to disposable products such as plastic being inexpensive and easy to make. For example, cereal is usually packaged inside of a cardboard box which is recyclable, but then inside the cardboard box it is put into another plastic bag, which defeats the purpose of the recyclable box. The plastic bags are used to create a tighter seal to not expose the cereal to the air giving it a longer shelf life in the store and to keep it fresh for longer. The cardboard packaging is there not only to protect the plastic bag from tearing or breaking but also for marketing. It is much more likely for the consumer to purchase cereal in a colourful and fun looking box than cereal simply in a clear plastic bag. Packaging is also sadly deceiving to the consumer most of the time. There are many instances where the food purchased looks nothing like the food shown on the packaging whether it is a different size, shape or a completely different colour. Still these products are purchased due to the fact that on the packaging they look very desirable aside from the fact that this packaging will now be put into a land fill and discarded after one use. Even though plastic takes thousands of years to decompose we are still constantly and vigorously using it everyday to package almost everything. This needs to change soon because the amount of plastic on earth is constantly growing at an extremely fast rate. Recyclable, reusable and compostable packaging need to start being used . An alternative packaging for plastic must be found because plastics continue to distribute dangerous and harmful chemicals into the ocean and into the soil and it needs to come to an end.
McDonalds:
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