Kellogg's Again Seeks to Harm Children

[Shadow Wolf]

It’s a parenting problem, not a Kellog’s problem.

It is a Kellogg's problem because they put terribly unhealthy products on the market and sells them as a healthy option for food (Cheerios even got in trouble for making medical claims amd had to rephrase things so it didn't fall under the FDA).

 

[Heyo]

This company... They never stop trying to portray candy as breakfast and as health food. I think when we buy anything they sell, anything at all, we support efforts to corrupt public health institutes. Candy should be labeled as such. It is surprising but simply by buying junk food we support imps trying to get government to mislabel it.

Does anybody think they can live on Pringles, RxBars, Kashi and Frosted Flakes? For how long? They are candies, but if the government tries to let people know about this it gets influenced through bribes and lawsuits and cotton candy studies. Its candy, not breakfast. Chips are not food. They are great tasting constipation in a can.

Kashi
Pringles
RxBar
Cheezits
Sugary Cereals

Kellogg’s is going to war over Mexico’s nutrition label rules. A similar fight is coming to the U.S.

Kellogg’s is desperate to save Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam from Mexico’s healthy food rules — rules the U.S. may soon copy.

www.statnews.com

Kellogg's should make a market analyses and save money on attorneys. Just follow the labelling rules and watch how that will have no effect on sales. Those people who demand warning labels already don't eat sugary cereals and the rest will simply ignore them.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Kellogg's should make a market analyses and save money on attorneys. Just follow the labelling rules and watch how that will have no effect on sales. Those people who demand warning labels already don't eat sugary cereals and the rest will simply ignore them.

I'm not sure. The graphic cigarette warnings seem to help, even if they just inflame and enrage a deep seated feeling of cognitive dissonance.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I'm not sure. The graphic cigarette warnings seem to help, even if they just inflame and enrage a deep seated feeling of cognitive dissonance.

Yep, kids respond to mascots. They do not need to be able to read to react to Tony the Tiger. If the cereal boxes just had plain print she could wheel her grocery cart down the cereal aisle in peace.

 

[Secret Chief]

Some of the kids at my school seem to live on sugar - snacks and drinks at every opportunity.

 

[Secret Chief]

I've often thought mandatory cooking at school, clarity on food labelling, and a simple tax on high sugar foods (like there is on high alcohol foods) used to subsidise fresh vegetables would be more impacful than classes talking about nutrition and what we 'should' eat.

I helped in my first "food technology" practical the other day. What did the kids make? Muffins.

 

[Brickjectivity]

You named snack foods that aren't mentioned in the linked article.

They are all owned by Kelloggs or a subsidiary of Kelloggs.

 

[Heyo]

I'm not sure. The graphic cigarette warnings seem to help, even if they just inflame and enrage a deep seated feeling of cognitive dissonance.

Do you have any data on that? From what I have read (German Newspaper), there is no measurable effect.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

It’s a parenting problem, not a Kellog’s problem.

That is the same as victim blaming.
It is Kellogg's making and marketing the junk to vulnerable people.
That is what street drug sellers do.
Sell it cheap to get them addicted.
It is always junk food that has the special offers.
It is also the most profitable.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Do you have any data on that? From what I have read (German Newspaper), there is no measurable effect.

There are far fewer smokers today than only a few years ago.
The cumulative effect has been substantial.

 

[Heyo]

There are far fewer smokers today than only a few years ago.
The cumulative effect has been substantial.

Yes, but that is following a trend that was there before warnings and shock pictures were introduced. And the trend seems to be world wide, even where no pictures are on the packs. So, no evidence that the pictures had anything to do with the trend.

 

[Revoltingest]

It's interesting to me when you start looking at the behaviour of brands internationally, and how they adjust to local rules, etc...

Why Blue Fruit Loops Are Banned in Australia & England, but Not America

Did you know that there are such things as blue fruit loops? If you live in America of course you do. But I didn’t have a clue. That’s because blue fruit loops have been banned in Australia (as well as England), but for some reason, they’re still okay in America.

www.foodmatters.com

I wonder about the linked source's claim that blue coloring
is really that bad. Why? It's an anti-gluten site.

 

[Revoltingest]

Do you have any data on that? From what I have read (German Newspaper), there is no measurable effect.

Trivia....
Germany is the only place in the world where
I still see cigarette vending machines.
But then...I don't get around much.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Yes, but that is following a trend that was there before warnings and shock pictures were introduced. And the trend seems to be world wide, even where no pictures are on the packs. So, no evidence that the pictures had anything to do with the trend.

That no evidence has been collected, does not indicate none is available. It is probably hard to distinguish from the total pool of the progressive evidence as smoking has reduced. The trend is certainly not equal on a world wide basis. In some countries smoking in public is still a common sight.

 

[Koldo]

The documentary mentioned that kids from lower income households are much more likely to become obese or develop type 2 diabetes as a result of eating too much sugar and fast food.

Which has always been intriguing to a brazilian like me. Here in Brazil, junk food has always been more expensive than ordinary food.

A Pringles can sells for 2~3 dollars here with about 120~150 grams. That's roughly twice the price of raw meat (which is the most expensive part of any ordinary dish here in Brazil).

 

[Revoltingest]

They are all owned by Kelloggs or a subsidiary of Kelloggs.

What's the point of listing brands owned by them?

 

[Debater Slayer]

This company... They never stop trying to portray candy as breakfast and as health food. I think when we buy anything they sell, anything at all, we support efforts to corrupt public health institutes. Candy should be labeled as such. It is surprising but simply by buying junk food we support imps trying to get government to mislabel it.

Does anybody think they can live on Pringles, RxBars, Kashi and Frosted Flakes? For how long? They are candies, but if the government tries to let people know about this it gets influenced through bribes and lawsuits and cotton candy studies. Its candy, not breakfast. Chips are not food. They are great tasting constipation in a can.

Kashi
Pringles
RxBar
Cheezits
Sugary Cereals

Kellogg’s is going to war over Mexico’s nutrition label rules. A similar fight is coming to the U.S.

Kellogg’s is desperate to save Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam from Mexico’s healthy food rules — rules the U.S. may soon copy.

www.statnews.com

When I was a kid, my parents always refused to buy us breakfast cereal, candy, or soft drinks except occasionally, and we had to have such things in a very controlled manner, not all at once.

As a kid, I was sometimes upset with them for denying us "fun," but now I can't be grateful enough. Diabetes runs in both sides of my family, and it would have been a disaster for me to have so much sugar early on. I've also never had any weight issues even though many kids where I lived my childhood did.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

I wonder about the linked source's claim that blue coloring
is really that bad. Why? It's an anti-gluten site.

I wasn't really suggesting the site was amazing. More just interesting how brands like Kelloggs tweak their recipes per market.

 

[Stevicus]

Sugary cereals, no. They're a part of a complete breakfast and balanced diet we're told.

Well, sure, add toast, juice, and milk, and it's all part of this nutritious breakfast.

 

[Heyo]

Trivia....
Germany is the only place in the world where
I still see cigarette vending machines.
But then...I don't get around much.

Neither do I and as I roll myself, I don't look for cigarette vending machines. But ours are only usable with an ID card (Personalausweis) so that the legal requirement to not sell cigarettes to minors is met.