Posted on 08/20/2008 5:13:26 PM PDT by Marie2
You better eat your . . . Frosted Flakes?
Olympic legend Michael Phelps will appear on boxes of the Kellogg's brand sugar cereal, drawing sharp criticism from health experts worried about the message he'll be sending to children across America.
"I would not consider Frosted Flakes the food of an Olympian," said nutritionist Rebecca Solomon of Mount Sinai Medical Center.
"I would rather see him promoting Fiber One. I would rather see him promoting oatmeal. I would even rather see him promoting Cheerios."
The announcement yesterday that Phelps, 23, winner of a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, would grace Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes boxes instead of the traditional athlete's choice of Wheaties left many perplexed.
Frosted Flakes has three times the amount of sugar as Wheaties and 1/3rd the fiber.
This doesn't matter much to a virtuoso swimmer who consumes 12,000 calories a day.
Still, in a country where childhood obesity is an alarming issue, Phelps' iconic image sharing space with Tony the Tiger sends the wrong message, experts say.
"For a guy like Michael Phelps who isn't worried about obesity because he's burning thousands of calories as an athlete...eating Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes every so often is not an issue," Solomon said.
The Phelps-emblazoned cereal boxes hit supermarket shelves in mid-September.
I see we think alike, funny commercial with Belushi!
Hmm, I wonder if phelpsforcaptaincrunch.com is available?
I stand corrected , after looking her up. She’s a New Yawker.
Frosted Flakes——They’re GRREEAEAT!
I won’t use Aspertame as I know people who get headaches or have stomach problems when they ingest it. Splenda is made from sugar and is better than any of the other sweeteners that contain Aspertame.
Children, here is the message: Sell yourself to the highest bidder.
Sounds more like get the best price you can for your work, to me. Sounds like common sense and the market at work.
I’m gonna by my kids a box this week and send Rebecca a letter telling her to f*** off.
The first thing to recommend parents do to keep their kids healthy is get rid of the TVs and computers. Buy the kids a BB gun and fireworks instead. They are safer for kids health than TV and Xbox.
Guess what, Becky-poo... it ain't all about what YOU want.
What amazes me is how many sugary cereals are marketed to adults today. Cracklin Oat Bran, Raisin Bran Crunch, and even Smart Start all have 17+ grams of sugar and 200+ calories per bowl, all before you add milk.
I love Lucky Charms too! Right now we have Frosted Flakes, Cookie Crisp, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Frosted Cheerio’s.
I can remember as a kid my mom buying Corn Flakes or Cheerios and we would put scoops of sugar over the cereal, so much, it was like eating sand.
Who cares, Decathalon winner John Belushi endorsed little chocolate donuts. They were on his training table for years.
Splenda just tastes wrong to me. My new favorite is erythritol, but it tends to work better in cold cereal, yogurt, and ice cream where you don't notice its cooling sensation.
And you basically equate this to prostitution? Once upon a time, this kind of thing was called "advertising". The advertiser was happy, the model was happy, and the consumer was happy to see the famous hero. It's so good that you and Rebecca are here to tell us how horrible they all are for engaging in simple commerce.
I had no problem going from sugar to Splenda. I didn’t see any difference in the taste. The only time I use it is in my coffee and on my cereal. If I bake, I use Splenda’s half and half mixture, and they make a brown sugar for baking too.
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Does he eat it? Then it would be an Olympian food.
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