Posted on 01/19/2006 4:10:03 AM PST by SheLion
I am going to write NASCAR and tell them to stop racing cars. Where do you think street racers come from? They are kids who watched NASCAR, now grown up and racing on city streets.
cereals are GRAINS... eaten with MILK...
Haven't the health nuts been telling us our entire lives to eat more GRAINS and MILK !?!
How does food coloring make it somehow unhealthy?
Or is it just the fact that they add the sugar beforehand that is offensive?
Because when I eat non sugared cereals (like grape nuts, or unsugared cheereeos)... I add far more sugar than they could ever have added beforehand... the whole bottom of the bowl is coated with it.
You would think that would be so simple, I don't know what makes it so hard for some parents. These are the same parents who made a fuss about cookie monster and forced Sesame Street to make him eat veggies. My son knows that I will not buy him some cereals because they are junk. I am the one in charge when it comes to filling up my cart, not a 4, 2 or 1 year old.
The other day, my 4 year old was with me at the grocery store, we walked past the candy bulk items and he said, "We don't buy that cause they're junk. If you eat too much, you get a tummy ache and it will make you fat." I wonder where he learned that...
Yes inded, that's a breakfast.
I would argue that ice cream is a better thing for breakfast than sugared up cereal. Ice cream has milk, eggs, butter and sugar.
Well, at least enough to cover the associated Ritalin bills. ;)
At least you seem to have eaten the cereal, we ate all the marshmallow stuff, and left the actual cereal in the box after we got the toy. That box would set in the cabinet for months with no one eating it!
Spoken more and more like a FReeper anymore. Judging from your sign up date, I am sure you have the "old school" conservative values that used to be so important, and like me, think sarcasm tags are BS. Waiting with popcorn to see the responses to you! ;)
That's what I was going to say: at least you are being honest! Not trying to back door everyone. :)
I take it you don't live in Battle Creek.
This group is spinning it the way they want it. Not the way it is.
a cereal like Fruity Pebbles has approximately 11g of sugar in a serving... that's equal to approximately 2.5 TEASPOONS... you know how small a teaspoon is?
If I add sugar to an unsurgared cereal... I might add half a scoop!
I even had a deed to one square inch in the Yukon!
And a genuine metal detector! (good for finding nails in studs)
I always "accidentally" opened the box from the bottom.
Good guess. :-)
Yup - that's what I had this morning!
As for the Ice cream, I agree as long as it's 'real' and made with the ingredients you list, not a chemical factory special! Might be a little discouraging on a cold morning though!
I am not sure I am understanding your response being directed to me. I don't think cereal is something to ban, no matter what the brand. As a parent, I should be the only governing body of my grocery cart. I only said that we used to buy the box for the toy, eat out all the marshmallow stuff (good stuff) and leave the bland cereal in the box. And as a stay at home mom who cooks lunch and dinner nearly everyday, I know the size of a teaspoon. I used to add more sugar to each cup of coffee I drank in the morning.
My parents grew up in Battle Creek, Mom's dad worked for Post, and Dad's worked for Kelloggs.
Which was real cool because when we were kids we would get all of the toys that they put in the boxes, and that was back when they put cool stuff in cereal boxes.
I save 2% of my company's income in what I call my GL fund. Should any special interest group decide to sue me for being a conservative and CEO of a fortune 100 company, I will use half to fight them, and the other half to pay for advertising that says, "Hey, (insert liberal group here), GET LOST!"
SHould I be atacked by multiple groups, I will just place the ad as, "Hey, COMMIE-PINKOS RETARDS, GET LOST!" (I am all about efficiency.)
I just hit reply to the last message at the time, wasn't directing it at you.
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