I remember Michael Jordan with his gentle smile, nodding his head and scooping up a spoonful of crunchy brown flakes, saying “Eat your Wheaties kids!” I also remember the boys in my junior high and high school classes saying their favorite cereal was Wheaties….was there a connection there? Some may argue no, but I say yes!
Michael Phelps the most decorated Olympic athlete ever has chosen to plaster his face all over….wait for it kids…
…..boxes of FROSTED FLAKES. Is this a MAJOR PHELPS PHLUB?. Nutritionists everywhere are saying the same thing…. “With the obesity epidemic in our country, it is shocking that Michael Phelps would even consider choosing a very unhealthy cereal such as Kellogs Frosted Flakes to proclaim his cereal-box glory status.”
“I would not consider Frosted Flakes the food of an Olympian,” said nutritionist Rebecca Solomon of Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Frosted Flakes…perhaps now called PHROSTED PHLAKES???…is basically a bowl full of sugar. And I cannot imagine any parent would be happy about being forced into buying a box for their Phelps Phan children. Even if you are a head strong healthy treat toting parent, you may somehow find yourself purchasing a box of this stuff–just for the iconic image on the box.
The question begins….NOW WHAT? Do I let my kids eat this stuff? Do I secretly replace the frosted white flakes with something I bought at Whole Foods? (A la Deceptively Delicious, Jessica Seinfeld style…) Or do I allow the kids the joy of gulping down the sugary spoonfuls–and call it dessert instead of “the breakfast of gold-medalists….”
OR…do I simply let them try the creamy white sugar-flakes, let them get a sugar high, and then tell them how unhealthy that sugar high is? Yeah right. We all know that cold cereal of the SUGAR in a BOWL variety (Pops, Cocoa Crispies, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Count Chocula….) are ALL like Kiddie Cocaine. Kids try it once and THEY ARE HOOKED! They want more! Heck, they could probably eat the whole box in one sitting. They will never go back to your Fiber-in-a-bowl healthy brand, like Kashi, Whole Foods 365 cereal, Barbara’s Bakery, Puffins, ect….
C’mon feel the advertising pressure. Give in. Be a “cool mom”. Afterall….Frosted Flakes….or “Frosties”….are in fact VEGAN! What could be better, right?
My advice. If YOU MUST purchase the box…really THROW THE CONTENTS AWAY! What do I sound extreme? Better safe than sorry right? Lets not end up having to detox kids from this liquid sugar breakfast….I say the withdrawal symptoms of eating an entire box of Frosted Flakes will be much worse than simply never experiencing the “joy” that comes from indulging in it.
With SO MANY healthy treats or even breakfast snacks out there….Snackimals, Whole Foods vegan cookies, Le Pain Quotidian vegan blueberry muffins, Amy’s brand breakfasts, Frozen Yogurt with fresh fruit, homemade blueberry pancakes, ect….. Why feed your kids junk for a treat or breakfast when you don’t really have to? But that’s just my advice. One bowl of FF certainly won’t hurt them…….certainly won’t destroy all the healthy values you have instilled in them…….
…or will it?
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Send a comment to kellogs..perhaps they will try making this PHELPS EDITION of Frosties with no sugar–and all bran flakes…you know, just to see if its the cereal or the box that sells product…
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I won’t buy it. Where is the restraint on parents? Kids don’t have to cash or cc to purchase the groceries. It will only be parents who make the choice. Show some restraint for once.
Phelps is so dumb, he probably doesn’t know the difference between Wheaties and Frosted Flakes. They may taaaaaaaaaaaaaaste great, but so do a lot of disgusting things.
Gary, Do you really think the “TASTE GREAT!” ???
Or did you just mean “They’re Greeeeeat”…the slogan? I think they are just soo sweet and don’t even taste good. Granola or hot oatmeal with fruit just tastes so much better. I think it depends on you palate and diet…..some ppl are just sugar addicts and need FAKE FLAVORINGS to even taste anything anymore…..
they are the Ketchup on everything-lovers, gallons of sugar in coffee ppl, and the ppl who like lots of frozen yogurt in their jamba juice smoothie. Yuck.
Frosted Flakes….DO NOT taste Greeeeat. (Even if a six foot tiger tells you they do.
yeah, he’s gonna catch flak about this for sometime to come. if an amazing swimmer can’t teach peoples kids to make good diet choices, put down the video games, and step outside for a bit, who can? i mean, he’s amazing….surley he can solve this whole obesiety crisis all by himself, as he has 8 gold medals. now, if he would just apply himself…
I’m with ya michael. I think you’re gonna do Grrrrreat!
Also, I didn’t post as anonymous to escape critisism, as I’m sure someone will suggest. I just didn’t feel that it was important enough to register for a login that I’ll likely never use again just to comment on the “how dare he” attitudes the finger pointing crowd likes to adopt.
Maybe if you speak “self accountablilty” long enough, people will start to listen.
After all, if you can’t teach your children to say no to a 6 foot animated tiger and Michael Phelps, how will they ever say no to “real issues” when they arrise.
Protect your own precious snowflakes folks.
Last thing, Gary…..If you’re gonna insult some “junk food eating dumb jock’s intelligence,” at least show enough intelligence yourself to know the actual slogan your trashing.
Otherwise, “Yooooouuuu’re Being Dumb.”
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I was mocking the real slogan, the sarcasm didn’t translate to some. Maybe the Frosted Flakes should come with a warning label: WARNING: Swimming 24/7 could make you as dumb as Michael Phelps. I hope parents have enough sense to not buy this disgusting product for their kids because he’s on the box.