Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!

Kellogg.s is out with a new TV commercial where a little brother and sister
preach the benefits of new Froot Loops "Plus Fiber" breakfast cereal, as if
kids just aren't getting enough fiber with their sugar at breakfast. Using
kids to attract kids into wanting fiber?!? That's a super low-down dirty
trick.

Their Apple Jacks cereal also has their new "With Fiber" box.

Sugar is still the main ingredient. And the "new" three grams of fiber? HA!
"Trust your kids health to Kellog's???) Oh, includes trans-fat, BHT and
food colorings.

Nutrition values in column 1: based on 1 cup froot loops. Column 2 based on
with 1/2 cup A & D fat free milk. That's not a child's portion.

And a food warning below all that crap declares:

CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...

I'll bet if Kelloggs put "FREE SAMPLE OF PEPTO BISMOL INSIDE!" on the box
in cartoon letters, kids AND some parents would fall for that too!

The BUMS!!!!!!

Andy

Andy wrote:
> Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!
>
> Kellogg.s is out with a new TV commercial where a little brother and
> sister preach the benefits of new Froot Loops "Plus Fiber" breakfast
> cereal, as if kids just aren't getting enough fiber with their sugar
> at breakfast. Using kids to attract kids into wanting fiber?!? That's
> a super low-down dirty trick.
>
> Their Apple Jacks cereal also has their new "With Fiber" box.
>
> Sugar is still the main ingredient. And the "new" three grams of
> fiber? HA! "Trust your kids health to Kellog's???) Oh, includes
> trans-fat, BHT and food colorings. [snip]

The commercial I like shows kids eating Toaster Strudels for breakfast,
the voice-over tells the mom how great it is that the kids are eating
breakfast, and you get TWO BONUS BOXTOPS for their school. Then cutaway
to the kids coming home in the afternoon to a plate of Pizza Rolls, and
again the TWO BONUS BOXTOPS.

Are moms really that stupid? Box-top coupons equals nutrition?

(Don't gimme that "sexist" crap, the commercial is obviously targeted at
females of a certain age. I just call 'em like I see 'em)

> The BUMS!!!!!!

Indeed.

--
Bob

Andy wrote:

> CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...

Is corn the new allergen du jour? I've never seen corn listed as an
allergen (I'm sure it is - isn't everything?).

My latest encounter was with some gelato:

"Ingredients: Dulce de leche(*), milk, cream, sugar, eggs, guar gum.
Allergy Statement: Contains milk, cream, and eggs.
Warning: Processed in a facility that also processes milk and eggs."

Why the **** can't people just read the damn *ingredients*! If they can't
read that, then they sure as well can't read the other two warnings either.

-sw

(*) Don't the labels have to be in *English*?!?!?

On 2009-09-16, Andy > wrote:
> Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!

Just what we need. Annoying tv commercials on rfc.

notbob said...

> On 2009-09-16, Andy > wrote:
>> Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!
>
> Just what we need. Annoying tv commercials on rfc.


OOPS! Yeah I did forget the OT:

Sorry about that, chief!

Andy

On Sep 16, 12:54*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>
> Is corn the new allergen du jour? *I've never seen corn listed as an
> allergen (I'm sure it is - isn't everything?).


This indicates that soy is the potential allergen, not corn.

N.

On Sep 16, 12:54*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>
> Is corn the new allergen du jour? *I've never seen corn listed as an
> allergen (I'm sure it is - isn't everything?).
>
> My latest encounter was with some gelato:
>
> "Ingredients: *Dulce de leche(*), milk, cream, sugar, eggs, guar gum.
> Allergy Statement: *Contains milk, cream, and eggs.
> Warning: *Processed in a facility that also processes milk and eggs."
>
> Why the **** can't people just read the damn *ingredients*! *If they can't
> read that, then they sure as well can't read the other two warnings either.

projectile vomit chick wrote:
> On Sep 16, 12:39 pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
>> The commercial I like shows kids eating Toaster Strudels for breakfast,
>> the voice-over tells the mom how great it is that the kids are eating
>> breakfast, and you get TWO BONUS BOXTOPS for their school. Then cutaway
>> to the kids coming home in the afternoon to a plate of Pizza Rolls, and
>> again the TWO BONUS BOXTOPS.
>
> And have you seen the size of that plate of Pizza Rolls? There must
> be like the contents of five boxes on that plate, pretty expensive
> "after-school snack".....whatever happened to cookies and milk, or a
> PBJ after school?
>
> Oh, marketing!
>


What bothers me is how it's implied that the kids eat Toaster Strudels
and Pizza Rolls *every day*

Bob

On Sep 16, 12:40*pm, projectile vomit chick
> wrote:
> On Sep 16, 12:22*pm, Andy > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!
>
> > Kellogg.s is out with a new TV commercial where a little brother and sister
> > preach the benefits of new Froot Loops "Plus Fiber" breakfast cereal, as if
> > kids just aren't getting enough fiber with their sugar at breakfast. Using
> > kids to attract kids into wanting fiber?!? That's a super low-down dirty
> > trick.
>
> > Their Apple Jacks cereal also has their new "With Fiber" box.
>
> > Sugar is still the main ingredient. And the "new" three grams of fiber? HA!
> > "Trust your kids health to Kellog's???) Oh, includes trans-fat, BHT and
> > food colorings.
>
> > Nutrition values in column 1: based on 1 cup froot loops. Column 2 based on
> > with 1/2 cup A & D fat free milk. That's not a child's portion.
>
> > And a food warning below all that crap declares:
>
> > CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>
> > I'll bet if Kelloggs put "FREE SAMPLE OF PEPTO BISMOL INSIDE!" on the box
> > in cartoon letters, kids AND some parents would fall for that too!
>
> LOL!
>
> Kids just don't get to be kids anymore. *My favorite thing when I was
> a kid in the 70's was getting up on Saturday morning to watch the Bugs
> Bunny/Roadrunner Hour & Bullwinkle, while eating a couple of bowls of
> Froot Loops. *It was just sugar time and cartoons!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

For me...it was Capitan Crunch. I could three bowls of that shit.

On Sep 16, 3:50*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
>
> For me...it was Capitan Crunch. I could three bowls of that shit.

Oh yes I forgot about the Capt'n Crunch! I know what I'm buying next
time I go shopping!

Andy wrote:
> Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!
>
> Kellogg.s is out with a new TV commercial where a little brother and sister
> preach the benefits of new Froot Loops "Plus Fiber" breakfast cereal, as if
> kids just aren't getting enough fiber with their sugar at breakfast. Using
> kids to attract kids into wanting fiber?!? That's a super low-down dirty
> trick.
>
> Their Apple Jacks cereal also has their new "With Fiber" box.

I had some Apple Jacks the other day. I haven't eaten that stuff in
decades and it was an eye-opener. The little bits of material that was
supposed to be apple treated with sugar was gone. Also gone was the
cheerful coating of sugar that held the bits in place. When I was a kid
the bottom of the box always held a spoonful of the apple bits that
found gravity to be a stronger attraction than the adhesive properties
of a frosty sugar coating. Sometimes I'd eat the apple bits - they
didn't taste too much like apple, as I recall.

Unfortunately, my craving for sugar was not sated by this product that
passes for pre-sweetened cereal these days so I also had a bowl of
Crunch Berries. The story's the same: less sugar, less sparkle, dull
dried out appearance. I was surprised to see the berries were shaped
like sea creatures - it was really cute to see little sperm whales
swimming in a sea of milk.

My favorite cereal when I was a kid was Peanut Butter Crunch. That was
the best! I'm pretty sure they've messed that up too. :-(


>
> Sugar is still the main ingredient. And the "new" three grams of fiber? HA!
> "Trust your kids health to Kellog's???) Oh, includes trans-fat, BHT and
> food colorings.
>
> Nutrition values in column 1: based on 1 cup froot loops. Column 2 based on
> with 1/2 cup A & D fat free milk. That's not a child's portion.
>
> And a food warning below all that crap declares:
>
> CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>
> I'll bet if Kelloggs put "FREE SAMPLE OF PEPTO BISMOL INSIDE!" on the box
> in cartoon letters, kids AND some parents would fall for that too!
>
> The BUMS!!!!!!
>
> Andy

On Sep 16, 12:40*pm, projectile vomit chick
> wrote:
> On Sep 16, 12:22*pm, Andy > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!
>
> > Kellogg.s is out with a new TV commercial where a little brother and sister
> > preach the benefits of new Froot Loops "Plus Fiber" breakfast cereal, as if
> > kids just aren't getting enough fiber with their sugar at breakfast. Using
> > kids to attract kids into wanting fiber?!? That's a super low-down dirty
> > trick.
>
> > Their Apple Jacks cereal also has their new "With Fiber" box.
>
> > Sugar is still the main ingredient. And the "new" three grams of fiber? HA!
> > "Trust your kids health to Kellog's???) Oh, includes trans-fat, BHT and
> > food colorings.
>
> > Nutrition values in column 1: based on 1 cup froot loops. Column 2 based on
> > with 1/2 cup A & D fat free milk. That's not a child's portion.
>
> > And a food warning below all that crap declares:
>
> > CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>
> > I'll bet if Kelloggs put "FREE SAMPLE OF PEPTO BISMOL INSIDE!" on the box
> > in cartoon letters, kids AND some parents would fall for that too!
>
> LOL!
>
> Kids just don't get to be kids anymore. *My favorite thing when I was
> a kid in the 70's was getting up on Saturday morning to watch the Bugs
> Bunny/Roadrunner Hour & Bullwinkle, while eating a couple of bowls of
> Froot Loops. *It was just sugar time and cartoons!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

No kidding! Saturday mornings suck nowadays!

SPAMMer

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!
>
> Kellogg.s is out with a new TV commercial where a little brother and
> sister
> preach the benefits of new Froot Loops "Plus Fiber" breakfast cereal, as
> if
> kids just aren't getting enough fiber with their sugar at breakfast. Using
> kids to attract kids into wanting fiber?!? That's a super low-down dirty
> trick.
>
> Their Apple Jacks cereal also has their new "With Fiber" box.
>
> Sugar is still the main ingredient. And the "new" three grams of fiber?
> HA!
> "Trust your kids health to Kellog's???) Oh, includes trans-fat, BHT and
> food colorings.
>
> Nutrition values in column 1: based on 1 cup froot loops. Column 2 based
> on
> with 1/2 cup A & D fat free milk. That's not a child's portion.
>
> And a food warning below all that crap declares:
>
> CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>
> I'll bet if Kelloggs put "FREE SAMPLE OF PEPTO BISMOL INSIDE!" on the box
> in cartoon letters, kids AND some parents would fall for that too!
>
> The BUMS!!!!!!
>
> Andy

projectile vomit chick said...

> Kids just don't get to be kids anymore. My favorite thing when I was
> a kid in the 70's was getting up on Saturday morning to watch the Bugs
> Bunny/Roadrunner Hour & Bullwinkle, while eating a couple of bowls of
> Froot Loops. It was just sugar time and cartoons!


Sis and I would sit on the living room floor in front of the TV watching
cartoons, turning slices of white bread into pressed marbles then eat them
like they were gourmet treats.

Andy

Andy wrote on 9/16/2009 at Wednesday in message
> this nonsense:
> Their Apple Jacks cereal also has their new "With Fiber" box

But, who wants to eat the box?

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:27:02 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:

> On Sep 16, 12:54*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> Andy wrote:
>>> CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>>
>> Is corn the new allergen du jour? *I've never seen corn listed as an
>> allergen (I'm sure it is - isn't everything?).
>>
>> My latest encounter was with some gelato:
>>
>> "Ingredients: *Dulce de leche(*), milk, cream, sugar, eggs, guar gum.
>> Allergy Statement: *Contains milk, cream, and eggs.
>> Warning: *Processed in a facility that also processes milk and eggs."
>>
>> Why the **** can't people just read the damn *ingredients*! *If they can't
>> read that, then they sure as well can't read the other two warnings either.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>> (*) Don't the labels have to be in *English*?!?!?
>
> Blame the free-wheeling litigious justice system for this overkill.
> That's where the origin is.
>
> N.

maybe so, but what's the harm in warning labels? i'm sure many people find
them useful, if not indispensable.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:58:08 GMT, notbob wrote:

> On 2009-09-16, Andy > wrote:
>> Kellogg's Newest Froot Loopiness!!!
>
> Just what we need. Annoying tv commercials on rfc.

would you rather andy made annoying posts about football?

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:46:23 -0500, Andy wrote:

> projectile vomit chick said...
>
>> Kids just don't get to be kids anymore. My favorite thing when I was
>> a kid in the 70's was getting up on Saturday morning to watch the Bugs
>> Bunny/Roadrunner Hour & Bullwinkle, while eating a couple of bowls of
>> Froot Loops. It was just sugar time and cartoons!
>
> Sis and I would sit on the living room floor in front of the TV watching
> cartoons, turning slices of white bread into pressed marbles then eat them
> like they were gourmet treats.
>
> Andy

and now you sit in a chair and eat a chip dip made from kraft boxed
macaroni and cheese. frankly, i don't see much progress.

blake

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:26:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:

> On Sep 16, 12:54*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> Andy wrote:
>>> CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>>
>> Is corn the new allergen du jour? *I've never seen corn listed as an
>> allergen (I'm sure it is - isn't everything?).
>
> This indicates that soy is the potential allergen, not corn.

Why would they mention corn, then? Almost all processed food
contains corn of some sort or another.

Are we now required to label food according to religious beliefs,
too?

-sw

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:27:02 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:

> Blame the free-wheeling litigious justice system for this overkill.
> That's where the origin is.

Speaking of which, can I sue Kellogs for there not being any fruit
in Fruit Loops? (Or Captains in Captain Crunch? - oh, somebody
already tried that)

-sw

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:34:57 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:27:02 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:
>
>> Blame the free-wheeling litigious justice system for this overkill.
>> That's where the origin is.
>
>Speaking of which, can I sue Kellogs for there not being any fruit
>in Fruit Loops? (Or Captains in Captain Crunch? - oh, somebody
>already tried that)
>
>-sw

Whew! I now feel much better about rubbing baby oil all over my
wife's body...

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> Andy wrote:
>
> > CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>
> Is corn the new allergen du jour? I've never seen corn listed as an
> allergen (I'm sure it is - isn't everything?).

I don't read that as corn being an allergen. I know a little girl who
gets a severe rash from soy.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel said...

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>> > CORN USED IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS TRACES OF SOY BEANS. Geez...
>>
>> Is corn the new allergen du jour? I've never seen corn listed as an
>> allergen (I'm sure it is - isn't everything?).
>
> I don't read that as corn being an allergen. I know a little girl who
> gets a severe rash from soy.


Dan,

My concern was HOW does corn get traces of soy beans.

Do they share the same food processing assembly line?

They didn't mention the wheat or other flours being affected.

Best,

Andy

Could it be side by side farm crop acreage?

Andy