Two people in a photo montage, one on the left in a dark suit and red tie speaking into a microphone, and another on the right with tied-back hair and a red scarf smiling in front of a cocoa bean background. — The political activist lashed out at the government | La Derecha Diario

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Verástegui against the government for the contradictions of Chocolate Bienestar

Users criticized the high-sugar chocolate following the government's junk food ban

07/04/2025 16:15:00h

Editorial Team

The Wellness Chocolate, a state brand, has been much talked about since it was announced last February. The state product has a high sugar content, contradicting the government's campaign against junk food.

The product promoted by the federal government has been labeled with three warning seals for its high caloric content, sugars, and saturated fats. For many, this fact directly contradicts the official narrative of promoting a healthier diet in the country.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum tried to defend the contradiction of the Chocolates del Bienestar | La Derecha Diario

Claudia Sheinbaum defended the product from criticism; the government's favoritism was exposed.

On social media, users have pointed out the inconsistency between this product and the Live Healthy, Live Happy strategy. The government seeks to limit junk food in Mexican schools with this program, including sodas and sweets.

The intention to combat obesity seems to fade when the state promotes a product that falls into the category of not recommended.

Amid the criticism, Claudia Sheinbaumdefended the chocolate in her morning conference, but the government's favoritism and potential unfair competition were exposed.

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The state product doesn't differ much from the current products on the market | La Derecha Diario

She highlighted that the product has a high cocoa content and only "a minimal amount of sugar," which is a lie if we compare the chocolates distributed in the markets.

She argued that, unlike commercial chocolates full of chemicals, the Wellness chocolate is more natural and healthy. However, that is also incorrect, because the market also offers low-sugar or natural chocolates.

While junk food is banned in schools, a product with health warnings is distributed by the government. For several analysts, this double discourse reflects improvisation rather than a real public health strategy, where decisions seem to respond more to politics than to science.

Man in a green cap speaking into a microphone during an event.

The political activist, Eduardo Verástegui | La Derecha Diario

Eduardo Verástegui makes a strong criticism of the government.

Eduardo Verástegui also took advantage of the controversy to harshly question the government. On social media, he denounced that while the country is bleeding from violence and corruption, the administration prioritizes the sale of state products.

"They are more concerned with selling chocolates of cynicism than cleaning their ranks of criminals," he wrote.

A social media post criticizes the government for chocolate production, calling it an insult to the people of Mexico and accusing it of corruption, accompanied by an image of chocolate bars labeled

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The contradiction of the Wellness Chocolate highlights what many fear: that the government discourse is full of simulations.

Promoting health while selling questionable products exposes the lack of coherence of those who govern today with slogans, but without tangible results for the real well-being of Mexicans.

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