After recently viewing part of Dateline on NBC Friday night, I was intrigued about marketing and advertising of not-so-healthy foods to children. Inspired by this, I decided to take a peek in my own pantry. Did you know that a one-cup serving of Cookie Crisp (my husband's cereal) and a three-quarter cup serving of Special K Cereal with Yogurt Clusters (my cereal) are the same calorie-wise? And a serving of Special K Vanilla Almond has more calories than Cookie Crisp? Special K has a higher percentage of vitamins and minerals, but if I'm already eating a bunch of other healthy food and taking vitamins, does it matter? Makes me wonder just how good Cookie Crisp tastes...and if the marketing ploys aren't geared towards making adults fat!
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When you talk about food, I really wish I could swallow without making a funny face....
When you talk about food, I really wish I could punch you in the face...j/k.
I have a solution to all our food dilemmas: let's move to Europe. No, I really promise that will fix everything.
I like Catherine's solution. Count me in.
Ewwww...Cookie Crisp. Double ewwww...cereal with yogurt clusters. Triple ewwww...people who use water milk in their cereal.
Ooops. Was that milk comment put in black & white? It must be the allergy medicine typing.
Haahaaahaa! My word verification:downgw
DOWNGW!!!
--Seriously, lay off the allergy meds.
I'm all for going to Europe. What's that stuff called? Tartaflatte? The "heart attack on a plate" that Catherine told us about. If I had that, I'd never have to eat cereal again!
Oh Jesus, tartiflette...make my mouth water...most brilliant idea ever.
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