Yes. Another rubbish article on this site.

What a stupid comment.

Why should the government tax these products?

People do not have buy these products.

Salt and sugar, unfortunately, are plentiful substances in the diets of many people, especially if they consume many processed or pre-made foods.

Like most foods and nutrients, they can be helpful — or at least not harmful — in small amounts.

However, if you consume too much salt and sugar, you may put yourself at risk for health complications like heart disease, diabetes and dental decay.

Added sugar and salt tax  could be used to support the health conditions it creates.

People buy these products with added sugar and salt becuse of the convenience and addiction which they develop through eating these substances.

I don’t trust any food that comes from China even when it claims to be organic. Buy Australian grown that’s unprocess and cook it yourself. It’s sad when a healthy retired person can’t do that.

You just pay a premium for the "Wellness Road' brand. E.G. Quinoa is ALWAYS gluten free, so any version will be fine. Sunflower seeds can be bought in the cake mix aisle for less than $2.

And Aldi has packs of thngs like hemp seeds and cacao for $5 each!

The moral of the story is shop around for what you want. You can do it online these days then go shopping with a list of what you want and where to buy it.

And just for the record, you do not have to buy any of these foods to have a healthy diet. As Musicveg often says on this site, fresh fruit and veg in season are just fine!

Just watch out for the sauces and dressings that come with them. I agree its good to see that there is more of a choice than the old meat pie, sandwich or sausage roll. But they mostly come in at around $5 or more for the single serve. Ok for an occasional meal but it is still cheaper to make your own salads. As an example, a carton with a boiled egg and some spinach from Woolworth was $5.

what you pay for with these are THE PACKING,     what is in those packs would be worth about $2,  but they slug you  $10,   all a racket,    handy for the people with plenty of money to waste,  or who work odd hours,   and dont cook,   but the normal household dont need them,   just walk around and pick up the items you need,   half the price,   

Yes, hopefuly it is recyclable and BPA free and the customers do the right thing with the packaging.

Suze,

These are good products and great for picnics I find.  

For home I use the kitchen knife and whole or part veggies.

What I am after now is another manual option that rinses clean and doesn't mince the user.  That rules out the 'Banjo' style. The electric processors are generally too much bother.

untl they come up with an alternative we will have plastic packaging around for quite some time as it gives food a longer shelf life.   if it is done away with our food will get a lot more expensive.

Thanks goodness for that Sophie. The vegans are destroying the planet.