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There's a huge problem in the US with what we describe as healthy. Cereal is a huge culprit. All cereals say they're "a healthy part of a balanced breakfast". B

There's a huge problem in the US with what we describe as healthy. Cereal is a huge culprit. All cereals say they're "a healthy part of a balanced breakfast". But almost all of them contain an absolutely ridiculous amount of sugar. Cookie-crisps, golden grams and cinnamon toast crunch are absolutely not a healthy meal. It's disgusting that it can be called such. I hope cereal sounds as blasphemous in the future as the old 50's soda commercials do now. "It's never too early to start your child on a soda regimen. Soda is proven to help your teen fit in". [ EDIT: Apparently this soda commercial was fake ]

mkirklions 8y ago
I study food costs calories/dollar vitaminA/dollar protein/dollar, etc.... If your food is being advertised it isnt cheap. You can find lower cost alternatives that are almost always healthier. Fruit and veggies come to mind. 200-300 calories per dollar is cheaper than most snacks, fruits and veggies take moments to be washed and consumed. The way I consider cereal and other carb loaded snacks as: "Empty carbs". And those 700 calories/dollar boxes is nothing like getting 3,000 calories per dollar on rice, oats, breads, or noodles.
octorian 8y ago
> All cereals say they're "a healthy part of a balanced breakfast". And are then shown displayed on a table adjacent to that healthy balanced breakfast.
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chimeracoder 8y ago
> "It's never too early to start your child on a soda regimen. Soda is proven to help your teen fit in"." FYI, that ad was fake: http://rjwhite.tumblr.com/post/472668874/fact-checking http://rjwhite.tumblr.com/post/472668874/fact-checking
- jordan801 8y ago
  Oh good! I was shocked when I saw that. Guess I should probably double check when I see stuff like that. Thanks!
undersuit 8y ago
I visited this page yesterday: https://www.frostedminiwheats.com/en_US/nutrition.html https://www.frostedminiwheats.com/en_US/nutrition.html while looking for the calories per gram. Completely lacking in substance and entirely ad copy.

mkirklions 8y ago

I study food costs calories/dollar vitaminA/dollar protein/dollar, etc.... If your food is being advertised it isnt cheap. You can find lower cost alternatives that are almost always healthier. Fruit and veggies come to mind. 200-300 calories per dollar is cheaper than most snacks, fruits and veggies take moments to be washed and consumed. The way I consider cereal and other carb loaded snacks as: "Empty carbs". And those 700 calories/dollar boxes is nothing like getting 3,000 calories per dollar on rice, oats, breads, or noodles.

octorian 8y ago

> All cereals say they're "a healthy part of a balanced breakfast". And are then shown displayed on a table adjacent to that healthy balanced breakfast.

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chimeracoder 8y ago

> "It's never too early to start your child on a soda regimen. Soda is proven to help your teen fit in"." FYI, that ad was fake: http://rjwhite.tumblr.com/post/472668874/fact-checking http://rjwhite.tumblr.com/post/472668874/fact-checking

jordan801 8y ago
Oh good! I was shocked when I saw that. Guess I should probably double check when I see stuff like that. Thanks!

undersuit 8y ago

I visited this page yesterday: https://www.frostedminiwheats.com/en_US/nutrition.html https://www.frostedminiwheats.com/en_US/nutrition.html while looking for the calories per gram. Completely lacking in substance and entirely ad copy.