Rich in Energy!

High in Energy! Click for the full page.The good old days — when candy was considered a health food!

RICH IN DEXTROSE
The sugar your body uses directly for ENERGY!

Or if that hasn’t convinced you:

Have more fun and more energy, too! Eat a Baby Ruth Candy Bar whenever you need an energy-boost to speed up your efforts. Its wholesome ingredients are rich in Dextrose to give you a delicious, nutritious treat. Baby Ruth tastes so good — it’s so good for you!

Just for fun, let’s compare some basic nutrition information for a Baby Ruth candy bar and today’s energy source of choice, a Monster Energy Drink (both standard sized). I’ll also throw in an apple for comparison:

Click on the ad to the right for the full image

Baby Ruth Monster apple
Calories: 275 200 65
Carbs: 39g 52g 17g
Sugars: 32g 52g 13g

Ad from Captain America Comics #24, March 1943

Other Dextrose-fueled ads from the WWII era:
Dextrose!Baby Ruth (again)
Dextrose!Tootsie Rolls

3 Responses to “ Rich in Energy! ”

  1. “The good old days — when candy was considered a health food!”

    Wait, they changed that? Next you’re going to tell me Camels aren’t important to maintaining a healthy T-Zone.

  2. Candy bars are still considered health food. Have you ever read the back of a Granola bar? Candy bar vs. health bar, they look very similiar.

    http://www.evitamins.com/product_grid2.asp?catID=103

    Cigarettes can have hidden health benefits. You are less likely to get Alzheimer’s if you chain smoke Camels. You might die from cancer, before you can acquire Alzheimer’s.

    Flintstones Cigarette Commercial
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c

  3. To be fair, I don’t think anyone eats apples for the carbs, any more than they consume energy drinks or chocolate for the vitamins.

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